# The Education (Corporal Punishment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1987, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order is made only for the purposes corresponding to those of section 47 of the Education (No. 2) Act 1986 (c. 61).
The Order removes the right of members of the staff of schools in Northern Ireland to administer corporal punishment to pupils whose education is provided at grant-aided schools or is otherwise secured by education an(d library boards.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1987/461/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-corporal-punishment-northern-ireland-order-1987/note
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