The Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

The Education (Student Loans) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 (NI 11)

In Article 3(3) for sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—

“(b) universities and other institutions receiving grants under section 65 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 or under section 5 of the Education Act 1994, institutions maintained by local education authorities in England and Wales in exercise of their further and higher education functions, institutions receiving recurrent grants towards their costs from a further education funding council and institutions receiving recurrent grants towards their costs under regulations made under section 100(1)(b) of the Education Act 1944;

(c) educational establishments within the meaning of section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 for the provision of any form of further education for the management of which establishment an education authority is responsible, colleges of further education within the meaning of section 36(1) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 managed by boards of management established under Part I of that Act and designated institutions within the meaning of Part II of that Act of 1992.”.

In Schedule 2, in paragraph 1(2)(a) for the words from “Articles 50 and 51” to the end substitute “Article 50 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (awards by boards)”.

In Schedule 2, in paragraph 2(2) for heads (b) and (c) substitute—

“(b) in relation to an educational establishment within the meaning of section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 for the provision of any form of further education for the management of which establishment an education authority is responsible, the education authority; and

(c) in relation to a college of further education within the meaning of section 36(1) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 which is managed by a board of management established under Part I of that Act, the board of management.”.