# The Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, Article 37: Provision of facilities for recreational, social, physical, cultural and youth service activities

Extent: N.I.

(1) Each board shall secure the provision ... of adequate facilities for recreational, social, physical, cultural and youth service activities and for services ancillary to education and for that purpose may, with the approval of the Department, either alone or together with ... any other person—
(a) establish, maintain and manage any such facilities;
(b) organise any such activities;
(c) assist, by financial contributions or otherwise, any person to establish, maintain and manage any such facilities or to organise any such activities;
(d) provide, or assist by financial contribution or otherwise in the provision of, leaders for such activities; and
(e) defray or contribute towards the expenses of any persons taking part in any such activities.
(2) A board shall, in carrying out its functions under paragraph (1), have regard to the facilities provided by ... other persons.
(3) A board may from time to time make bye-laws for all or any of the following purposes—
(a) for regulating the use and management of any lands or buildings provided by it for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph (1);
(b) for regulating the days and times of, and charges for, admission to such lands or buildings;
(c) for the preservation of order and prevention of nuisances in such lands and buildings;
and such bye-laws may authorise persons employed by the Authority to enforce the bye-laws and to take all steps and do all acts and things necessary for that purpose and, in particular authorise such persons or members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary after due warning to remove or exclude from any place with respect to which any such bye-laws are for the time being in force a person who commits, or who is reasonably suspected of committing, in that place an offence against any such bye-law or against section 4 of the 1824 c. 83. Vagrancy Act 1824.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1986/594/article/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-libraries-northern-ireland-order-1986/article-37
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.