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Article 67 Financial statements in respect of special schools not covered by statements under Article 7 of the 2003 OrderF2

Northern Ireland

(1)

Before the beginning of each financial year F1the Authority shall prepare a statement of the financial provision initially planned by the Authority in respect of that financial year for any special schools under the management of, or maintained by, the Authority, other than special schools in respect of which, by virtue of any provision made by regulations under Article 59, any information is required to be included in a statement prepared by the Authority in respect of that year under Article 7 of the 2003 Order.

(2)

A statement under paragraph (1) shall contain such information as the Department may direct.

(3)

After the end of each financial year in respect of which the Authority is required to prepare a statement under paragraph (1), the Authority shall prepare a statement containing such information with respect to—

(a)

expenditure actually incurred in that year for the purposes of all schools required to be covered by the statement under paragraph (1); and

(b)

expenditure so incurred which was incurred, or is treated by the Authority as having been incurred, for the purposes of each such school,

as the Department may direct.

(4)

A statement prepared under this Article shall be prepared in such form, and published in such manner and at such times, as the Department may direct.

(5)

The Authority shall furnish—

(a)

the Board of Governors of any school required to be covered by a statement prepared under paragraph (1) in respect of any financial year; and

(b)

if any of those schools is a Catholic maintained school, the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools,

with a copy of each statement prepared by the Authority under this Article in relation to that year.

(6)

A Board of Governors shall secure that a copy of any statement furnished to it under this Article is available for inspection (at all reasonable times and free of charge) at the school.

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

2003 NI 12