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Article 13 General duty of board towards children for whom it is responsibleC1C2

Northern Ireland

(1)

A board shall exercise its powers with a view to securing that, of the children for whom it is responsible, it identifies those to whom paragraph (2) applies.

(2)

This paragraph applies to a child if—

(a)

he has special educational needs, and

(b)

it is necessary for F1the Authority to determine the special educational provision which any learning difficulty he may have calls for.

(3)

For the purposes of this Part the Authority is responsible for a child if F2...—

(a)

he is a registered pupil at a grant-aided school, or

(b)

he has attained the age of two years, is not over compulsory school age and has been brought to the attention of the Authority as having, or probably having, special educational needs.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

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)

F2

Words in art. 13(3) repealed (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)

Modifications

C1

Arts. 6-21B: power to disapply or modify conferred (temp.) (25.3.2020) by Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7), s. 87(1), Sch. 17 para. 17 (with ss. 88-90)

C2

Arts. 6-21B expiry of earlier affecting provision 2020 c. 7, Sch. 16 para. 17 (25.3.2022) by Coronavirus Act 2020 (c. 7), s. 89 (with s. 90)