Schools eligible for grant-maintained integrated status
68.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) to (4), any controlled, voluntary or independent school is for the purposes of this Chapter eligible for grant-maintained integrated status.
(2) The following are not eligible for grant-maintained integrated status, namely—
(a)a nursery school;
(b)a special school;
(c)a voluntary primary school referred to in Article 11(8) of the principal Order.
(3) A controlled or voluntary school is not eligible for grant-maintained integrated status if a proposal to discontinue the school has been approved by the Department under Article 14(7) of the principal Order.
(4) A voluntary school is not eligible for grant-maintained integrated status if notice of the trustees' intention to discontinue the school has been given under Article 16(1) of the principal Order and has not been withdrawn.