{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-libraries-northern-ireland-order-1986/article-60",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-libraries-northern-ireland-order-1986/article-60.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1986/594",
  "legislation_title": "The Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-libraries-northern-ireland-order-1986",
  "path": "article/60",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "60",
  "heading": "Provision of clothing etc. for pupils attending certain schools or institutions of further education",
  "text": "(1) Subject to a scheme which shall be framed by the Authority and approved by the Department, where it appears to the Authority that a pupil at a grant-aided school , independent school or institution of further education, being a pupil of such description as is specified in the scheme, is unable by reason of the inadequacy or unsuitability of his clothing to take full advantage of the education provided at the school or institution, the Authority shall provide such pupil with or contribute towards the cost of the provision of such clothing as is specified in the scheme and is in the opinion of the Authority necessary to ensure that he is adequately and suitably clad.\n(2) A scheme under paragraph (1) shall also, subject to such conditions as are specified in the scheme, authorise the Authority to defray the expenses of such pupils attending the school or institution as are specified in the scheme being expenses which in the opinion of the Authority are necessary to enable those pupils to take part in the activities of the school or institution without hardship to themselves or to their parents.\n(3) A board may, in accordance with the provisions of the scheme under paragraph (1), recover from the parent of a pupil the whole or part of the expenditure incurred under the scheme in respect of the pupil provided such recovery can be made without causing hardship to the parent.\n(4) A parent who is aggrieved by any action taken by the Authority under a scheme under paragraph (1) may appeal to the Department whose decision shall be final.\n(5) A board may lend to pupils without charge articles of clothing suitable for physical education.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "certain functions transf. by SR 1999/481"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 60(1) inserted (20.2.2026) by School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Act (Northern Ireland) 2026 (c. 1), ss. 17(b), 18(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in art. 60 Title substituted (20.2.2026) by School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Act (Northern Ireland) 2026 (c. 1), ss. 17(a), 18(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1986/594/article/60",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:48:39.616919+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}