Introductory text
Northern Ireland
Education
Made 8th January 2026
Coming into operation 27th February 2026
The Department for the Economy makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 19(7) and 24(6) of the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997f1 and now vested in itf2.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
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S.I. 1997/1772 (N.I. 15); Article 19 was substituted by Article 2(2) of the Institutions of Further Education (Public Sector Audit) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 S.R. 2008 No 511.
- f2
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The functions of the Department of Education under the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 were transferred to the Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment by Article 5(b) of, and Schedule 3, Part 2 to, the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 481). The Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment was renamed the Department for Employment and Learning by section 1(1) of the Department for Employment and Learning Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 c.15 (N.I.), and following the dissolution of that department by section 1(10) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 c.5 (N.I.), its functions under the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 were transferred to the Department for the Economy by Article 6(1)(c) of the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 76).