4.—(1) The bodies listed in subsection (2) may encourage and facilitate shared education.
(2) The bodies are—
(a)the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools;
(b)the Youth Council for Northern Ireland;
(c)the Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment; and
(d)any sectoral body.
(3) In this section, “sectoral body” means a body—
(a)which is recognised by the Department of Education as representing the interests of grant-aided schools of a particular description; and
(b)to which grants are paid under section 4 of the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.