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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-reform-northern-ireland-order-1989/schedule-4/paragraph-10",
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  "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": "schedule/4/paragraph/10",
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  "number": "10",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In this Schedule “employing authority” means—\n(a) in relation to teachers and other staff in a controlled school, the board responsible for the management of the school;\n(b) in relation to teachers in a Catholic maintained school, the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools;\n(c) in relation to other staff in a Catholic maintained school, the board by which the school is maintained; and\n(d) in relation to staff other than teachers in a maintained school other than a Catholic maintained school, the board by which the school is maintained.\n(2) In paragraph 5(8) “the relevant officer” of the employing authority means—\n(a) where the employing authority is a board, the chief education officer of the board or another officer of the board nominated by him;\n(b) where the employing authority is the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools, the Director of the Council or another officer of the Council nominated by him.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/2406/schedule/4/paragraph/10",
    "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."
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