145.—(1) In Article 14 of the principal Order in paragraph (2) for the words from “that person” to the end there shall be substituted the words—
“then—
(i)where the school is, or is proposed to be established or recognised as, a Catholic maintained school, the person making the proposal shall submit it to the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools which, after making such modifications (if any) as may be agreed with the person making the proposal, shall submit the proposal to the board for the area in which the school is, or is to be, situated together with the Council’s views thereon;
(ii)in any other case, the person making the proposal shall submit the proposal to the board for the area in which the school is, or is to be, situated,
and that board shall submit the proposal to the Department together with its views thereon and, in a case to which head (i) applies, the Council’s views thereon.”.
(2) In Article 14(7) of the principal Order after the words “making the proposal” there shall be inserted the words “and, in a case to which paragraph (2)(i) applies, the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools”.
(3) In Article 14 of the principal Order after paragraph (9B) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“(9C) Where the Department approves under paragraph (9) a proposal submitted to a board under paragraph (2)(i) by the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools, it shall be the duty of the Department to make such amendments (if any) to the scheme under Article 141(4) of the 1989 Order as appear to the Department to be necessary or expedient in connection with the implementation of that proposal.”.