# The Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, Article 153: Appointment of teachers by the Authority

Extent: N.I.

(1) Each board shall prepare, and may from time to time revise, a scheme providing for the procedures to be followed in relation to the appointment by the Authority of—
(a) teachers to posts in controlled schools; and
(b) peripatetic teachers.
(2) A scheme under paragraph (1) may provide—
(a) for any specified functions of the Authority under the scheme to be exercised by committees of the Authority (“teaching appointments committees”);
(b) for a teaching appointments committee to include persons who are not members of the Authority; and
(c) for a teaching appointments committee to exercise functions on behalf of, and in the name of, the Authority.
(3) Before preparing or revising a scheme under paragraph (1) the Authority shall consult the Board of Governors of every controlled school.
(4) A scheme prepared or revised under paragraph (1) does not come into force unless approved by the Department.
(5) It shall be the duty of the Authority to give effect to a scheme or revised scheme for the time being in force under paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/2406/article/153 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-reform-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-153
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