{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-libraries-northern-ireland-order-1986/article-70",
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  "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/70",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "70",
  "heading": "Regulations as to employment of teachers",
  "text": "(1) The Department may make regulations as to—\n(a) the eligibility of persons to be employed as teachers;. . .\nSub‐para. (b) rep. by 1993 NI 12\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), regulations under that paragraph may include provision—\n(a) requiring teachers to have such qualifications as may be approved by the Department;\n(b) requiring that, subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed, only teachers recognised by the Department be employed as teachers and providing for the grant, suspension, withdrawal and restoration of such recognition;\n(c) requiring teachers to serve probationary periods;\n(d) imposing requirements as to the age, health and physical capacity of teachers;\n(e) prohibiting or restricting the employment or further employment of teachers on medical grounds, on grounds of misconduct or on educational grounds .\n(2A) Regulations under paragraph (1) may provide for the payment by the Department of any reasonable expenses incurred by a teacher in connection with any medical examination undergone by that teacher in pursuance of a requirement imposed by the Department under those regulations.\nPara. (3) rep. by 1993 NI 12\n(4) This Article applies to—\n(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(b) teachers in institutions of further education;\n(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nSub‐para. (d) rep. by 1993 NI 12",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "1987 NI 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "certain functions transf. by SR 1999/481"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "1993 NI 12"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "2003 NI 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in art. 70(2)(e) substituted (12.10.2009) for heads (i) - (v) by virtue of Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1351 (N.I. 11)), arts. 1(3), 60(1), Sch. 7 para. 2(1) (with arts. 2(4), 53, 57(3), 61(4)); S.R. 2009/346, art. 3, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "1989 NI 20"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Art. 70(4)(a) repealed (31.5.2009) by Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1759 (N.I. 13)), arts. 1(3), 91(2)(3), Sch. 6 Pt. II; S.R. 2009/183, art. 3(e)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Art. 70(4)(c) repealed (31.5.2009) by Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1759 (N.I. 13)), arts. 1(3), 91(2)(3), Sch. 6 Pt. II; S.R. 2009/183, art. 3(e)(i)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1986/594/article/70",
    "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."
}