Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

Payment of salaries, etc of teachers N.I.

71.—(1) Except where regulations otherwise provide, the Department shall, on behalf of [F1 the Authority], issue payment of—

(a) the salaries and allowances of—

(i) teachers employed by [F1 the Authority];

(ii) teachers employed on the staff of a maintained school maintained by [F1 the Authority]; and

(b) the relevant contributions in respect of such teachers.

(2) Except where regulations otherwise provide, the Department shall, on behalf of the Board of Governors of a grant-maintained integrated school, issue payment of—

(a) the salaries and allowances of teachers employed by that Board of Governors; and

(b) the relevant contributions in respect of such teachers.

(3) Regulations may provide for the Department, on behalf of the Board of Governors of a voluntary grammar school, to issue payment of—

(a) the salaries and allowances of teachers employed by that Board of Governors; and

(b) the relevant contributions in respect of such teachers.

(4) In this Article “relevant contributions” means—

(a) secondary Class 1 contributions under the [1992 c. 7.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; and

(b) employers' superannuation contributions.

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)