{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-reform-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-148",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-reform-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-148.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1989/2406",
  "legislation_title": "The Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-reform-northern-ireland-order-1989",
  "path": "article/148",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "148",
  "heading": "Information and training for Boards of Governors, governing bodies, etc.",
  "text": "(1) Every board shall, in accordance with a programme prepared under Article 149, secure the provision to—\n(a) every member of the Board of Governors of a controlled school under its management;\n(b) every member of the Board of Governors of a maintained school maintained by it;\n(c) every member of the Board of Governors of any other voluntary or grant‐maintained integrated school situated in its area;\nSub-para. (d) rep. by 1993 NI 12\nSub-para. (e) rep. by 1997 NI 15\nof such training as is necessary for the effective discharge of his functions under the Education Orders.\n(2) A board may provide to any such person as is mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) to (c) such information as the Authority considers appropriate in connection with the discharge of his functions under the Education Orders.\n(3) Without prejudice to paragraph (2), the Authority shall provide to—\n(a) every member of the Board of Governors of a controlled school under its management or of a maintained school (other than a Catholic maintained school) maintained by it, a copy of the scheme of management for the school;\nSub-para. (b) rep. by 1997 NI 15\n(4) The Council for Catholic Maintained Schools shall provide to every member of the Board of Governors of a Catholic maintained school a copy of the scheme of management for the school.\n(5) The Department may secure the provision to members of the Boards of Governors of grant‐aided schools. . . . . . of such training and such information as the Department considers appropriate in connection with the discharge of their functions under the Education Orders.\n(6) Documents, information and training provided under this Article shall be provided free of charge.\n(7) The Department or the Authority may pay to persons undergoing training secured by it under this Article travelling and other allowances at such rate or of such amount and subject to such conditions as the Department or board (as the case may be) may determine.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "2003 NI 12"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "1997 NI 15"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "1993 NI 12"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "1997 NI 15"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/2406/article/148",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:47:01.907218+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}