{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-libraries-northern-ireland-order-1986/article-88A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-libraries-northern-ireland-order-1986/article-88A.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/88A",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "88A",
  "heading": "Regulations as to employment of certain non‐teaching staff",
  "text": "(1) The Department may make regulations as to—\n(a) the eligibility for employment of persons to whom this Article applies; and\n(b) the terms and conditions of employment of such persons.\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1), regulations under that paragraph may include provision—\n(a) for imposing requirements as to the health and physical capacity of persons to whom this Article applies;\n(b) for prohibiting or restricting the employment or further employment of such persons on medical grounds or on grounds of misconduct.\n(3) This Article applies to persons employed by the Authority or by the governing body of an institution of further education or by the managers of a grant‐maintained integrated school or of a voluntary school (other than a maintained school) in work otherwise than as teachers which brings them regularly into contact with persons who have not attained the age of nineteen years.",
  "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": "Words in art. 88A(2)(b) substituted (12.10.2009) for heads (i) - (iv) 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(2) (with arts. 2(4), 53, 57(3), 61(4)); S.R. 2009/346, art. 3, Sch."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "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": "F5",
      "text": "1997 NI 15"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "1989 NI 20"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1986/594/article/88A",
    "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."
}