Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

PART I INTRODUCTORY

Title and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.

(2) Except as provided by paragraph (3), this Order comes into operation on the expiration of two months from the day on which it is made.

(3) The following provisions come into operation on such day or days as the Department may by order appoint, namely—

(a) Chapter I of Part III;

(b) Articles 13 and 16;

(c) Chapter I of PartVI;

(d) Part VII;

(e) Article 81(2), (3) and (6);

(f) Article 88(3) and Schedule 4;

(g) Part II of Schedule 5 and so much of Article 90(1) as relates thereto;

(h) Part II of Schedule 6 and so much of Article 90(2) as relates thereto.

(4) An order under paragraph (3) may make such transitional provisions as appear to the Department to be necessary or expedient in connection with the provisions brought into operation by the order.

Interpretation

2.—(1) The [1954 c. 33 (N.I.).] Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1986 Order” means the [1986 NI 3.] Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;

“the 1989 Order” means the [1989 NI 20.] Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.

(3) This Order shall be construed as one with the 1986 Order and the 1989 Order; and accordingly Article 2 of the 1986 Order, in so far as it relates to the interpretation of words or expressions used in that Order and in this Order, shall apply for the purposes of this Order as it applies for the purposes of that Order.