The Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1993

Works contract and functional work

3.  In this Part—

“works contract” means a contract constituting or including an agreement which provides for the carrying out of work by a board; and

“functional work” means—

(a)

work carried out by a board, other than work carried out under a works contract; and

(b)

work which is carried out otherwise than by a board but which is dependent upon, or incidental or preparatory to, other work which, by virtue of paragraph (a), is functional work in relation to that board;

and work carried out as mentioned in paragraph (b) shall be treated as carried out by the board.