47.—(1) Where—
(a)a child is being looked after by an authority; and
(b)the authority proposes to provide accommodation for him in an establishment at which education is provided for children who are accommodated there,
the authority shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, consult the appropriate education and library board before doing so.
(2) Where any such proposal is carried out, the authority shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable, inform the appropriate education and library board of the arrangements that have been made for the child’s accommodation.
(3) Where the child ceases to be accommodated as mentioned in paragraph (1)(b), the authority shall inform the appropriate education and library board.
(4) In this Article “the appropriate education and library board” means—
(a)the education and library board within whose area the establishment is; or
(b)in the case of a child who has special educational needs a statement of which is maintained under the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(1), the education and library board which maintains the statement.