# The Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, Article 6: Duty of boards to secure provision of primary and secondary education

Extent: N.I.

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Authority shall secure that there are available ... sufficient schools for providing primary and secondary education and the schools available ... shall not be deemed to be sufficient unless they are sufficient in number, character and equipment to afford for all pupils opportunity for education offering such variety of instruction and training as may be desirable in view of their different ages, abilities and aptitudes, and of the different periods for which they may be expected to remain at school, including practical instruction and training appropriate to their respective needs and, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions of this Article, the Authority in fulfilling its duties under this Article shall in particular have regard to—
(a) the need for securing that special educational provision is made for pupils who have special educational needs;
(b) the expediency of securing the provision of boarding accommodation, either in boarding schools or otherwise, for pupils for whom education as boarders is considered by their parents and by the Authority to be desirable.
(1A) In fulfilling its duty under this Article to secure that there are available ... sufficient schools for providing secondary education the Authority shall have regard to any facilities for full time education which are—
(a) provided for senior pupils in an institution of further education; ...
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) Each board may provide nursery schools or nursery classes in other controlled schools; and Article 7 shall apply to any provision made by the Authority under this paragraph.
Para. (3) rep. by 1998 NI 13
Para. (4) rep. by 1996 NI 1

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1986/594/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-libraries-northern-ireland-order-1986/article-6
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