{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-northern-ireland-order-1996/article-18A",
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  "legislation": "nisi/1996/274",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-northern-ireland-order-1996",
  "path": "article/18A",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "18A",
  "heading": "Unopposed appeals",
  "text": "(1) This Article applies if—\n(a) the parent of a child has appealed to the Tribunal under Article 17, 20 or 20A or paragraph 11(3) of Schedule 2 against a decision of the Authority , and\n(b) the Authority notifies the Tribunal that it has determined that it will not, or will no longer, oppose the appeal.\n(2) The appeal is to be treated as having been determined in favour of the appellant.\n(3) If an appeal is treated as determined in favour of the appellant as a result of paragraph (2), the Tribunal is not required to make any order.\n(4) Before the end of the prescribed period, the Authority shall—\n(a) in the case of an appeal under Article 17, make a statement under Article 16 of the child's educational needs,\n(b) in the case of an appeal under Article 20 or 20A, make an assessment of the child's educational needs,\n(c) in the case of an appeal under paragraph 11(3) of Schedule 2 against a determination of the Authority not to comply with the parent's request, comply with the request.\n(5) Where the Authority is required by paragraph (4)(a) to make a statement under Article 16, the Authority shall maintain the statement under that Article.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "2005 NI 6"
    },
    {
      "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. 18A(5) substituted (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 3 para. 15(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)"
    },
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      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "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)"
    }
  ],
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      "affecting_title": "Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (Northern Ireland) 2016"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1996/274/article/18A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:42:29.330479+00:00"
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  "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."
}