# The Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Paragraph 12


(1) A board may not cease to maintain a statement except in accordance with paragraph 13.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply where the Authority —
(a) ceases to maintain a statement for a child who has ceased to be a child for whom it is responsible, or
(b) is ordered to cease to maintain a statement under Article 18(3)(c).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1996/274/schedule/2/paragraph/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-northern-ireland-order-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-12
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