Article 5 Stages and purposes of statutory system of educationF1

Northern Ireland

(1)

The statutory system of public education shall be organised in three stages, namely—

(a)

primary education;

(b)

secondary education; and

(c)

further education.

(2)

It shall be the duty of F2the Authority (so far as its powers extend) to contribute towards the spiritual, moral, cultural, intellectual and physical development of the community by securing that efficient primary education and secondary education are available to meet the needs F3of the community .

(3)

The Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 confers functions with respect to further education.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: 1997 NI 15
F2: Words in Order substituted (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(a) (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3), Sch. 3 para. 1(2)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)
F3: Words in art. 5(2) substituted (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 3 para. 9(3) (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)

Notes on the whole Order

Textual amendments

F1: functions transf. by SR 1999/481