Article 79 Significant changes to grant‐maintained integrated schools
Northern Ireland
Subject to paragraph (2), where the Board of Governors of a grant‐maintained integrated school proposes—
to make a significant change in the character or size of the school; or
to make any other change which would have a significant effect on another grant‐aided school,
it shall submit the proposal to F1the Authority F2... and the Authority shall submit the proposal to the Department together with its views thereon.
Paragraphs (4) to (7), (9), (9A), (9B) and (10) of Article 14 of the principal Order shall apply in relation to a proposal under paragraph (1) as they apply in relation to a proposal under paragraph (2) of that Article; but the Department shall not approve any proposal under Article 14(7) of the principal Order as so applied if in the opinion of the Department the implementation of that proposal would render the school less likely to F3provide integrated education.
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
Words in art. 79(1) repealed (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)
- F3
Words in art. 79(2) substituted (26.10.2022) by Integrated Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 15), ss. 13(4), 15