# The Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, Article 14: Development work and experiments

Extent: N.I.

(1) For the purpose of enabling development work or experiments to be carried out, the Department may direct as respects a particular grant‐aided school that, for such period as may be speciﬁed in the direction, Articles 5, 6 and 8—
(a) shall apply with such modiﬁcations as may be so speciﬁed; or
(b) shall not apply.
(2) A direction under paragraph (1) may apply either generally or in such cases as may be speciﬁed in the direction.
(3) A direction shall not be given under paragraph (1) in relation to a school except on the application of—
(a) the Board of Governors of the school;
(b) the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment, with the agreement of the Board of Governors of the school; or
(c) the relevant board, with the agreement of the Board of Governors of the school.
(4) Before giving a direction under paragraph (1) on an application mentioned in paragraph (3)(a) or (b), the Department shall consult the relevant board.
(5) In paragraphs (3) and (4) “relevant board” has the meaning assigned to it by Article 10(9).
(6) The Department may make it a condition of a direction under paragraph (1) that any body by which or with whose agreement the request for the direction was made should, when so directed or at speciﬁed intervals, report to the Department on any matters speciﬁed by the Department.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/2406/article/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-reform-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-14
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