Article 56 Review of suspension

Northern Ireland

(1)

It shall be the duty of F1the Authority—

(a)

to review before the beginning of every financial year any suspension under Article 55 which is for the time being in force;

(b)

for the purposes of that review, to afford—

(i)

the Board of Governors of the school concerned;

(ii)

the principal of the school concerned; and

(iii)

where the school is a Catholic maintained school, the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools,

an opportunity for making representations with respect to the suspension and to have regard to any representations made by the Board of Governors, the principal or that Council;

(c)

to revoke any such suspension where F2the Authority considers it appropriate to do so.

(2)

The Authority shall give—

(a)

the Board of Governors concerned;

(b)

the principal of the school concerned;

(c)

the Department; and

(d)

where that school is a Catholic maintained school, the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools,

written notification of its decision on any such review.

(3)

The revocation of a suspension on a review under this Article shall take effect as from the beginning of the financial year next following the review.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in art. 56(1) substituted (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 3 para. 20(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)
F2: 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)