Article 71 Payment of salaries, etc of teachers

Northern Ireland

(1)

Except where regulations otherwise provide, the Department shall, on behalf of F1the Authority, issue payment of—

(a)

the salaries and allowances of—

(i)

teachers employed by the Authority;

(ii)

teachers employed on the staff of a maintained school maintained by the Authority; and

(b)

the relevant contributions in respect of such teachers.

(2)

Except where regulations otherwise provide, the Department shall, on behalf of the Board of Governors of a grant-maintained integrated school, issue payment of—

(a)

the salaries and allowances of teachers employed by that Board of Governors; and

(b)

the relevant contributions in respect of such teachers.

(3)

Regulations may provide for the Department, on behalf of the Board of Governors of a voluntary grammar school, to issue payment of—

(a)

the salaries and allowances of teachers employed by that Board of Governors; and

(b)

the relevant contributions in respect of such teachers.

(4)

In this Article “relevant contributions” means—

(a)

secondary Class 1 contributions under the 1992 c. 7. Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; and

(b)

employers' superannuation contributions.

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)