School Admissions (Appeal Tribunals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the School Admissions (Appeal Tribunals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1998.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“appeal” means an appeal under Article 15 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997;

“the chief executive” means the chief executive of the board.

Application

3.  These Regulations shall apply in relation to appeals against decisions to refuse children admission to grant-aided primary and secondary schools where, if the children had been admitted to the schools, the admissions would have taken effect in the school year ending on 31st July 1999 or in a subsequent school year.

Constitution of appeal tribunals

4.  An appeal tribunal shall be constituted in accordance with Schedule 1.

Procedure of appeal tribunals

5.  Schedule 2 shall have effect in relation to the procedure on appeals.

Revocation and saving provision

6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the School Admissions (Appeal Tribunals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990(1), the School Admissions (Appeal Tribunals) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1991(2) and the School Admissions (Appeal Tribunals) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1994(3) are hereby revoked.

(2) The School Admissions (Appeal Tribunals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990 shall continue to apply in relation to appeals against decisions to refuse children admission to grant-aided primary and secondary schools where, if the children had been admitted to the schools, the admissions would have taken effect in the school year ending on 31st July 1998.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education on

L.S.

J. S. Smith

Assistant Secretary

18th March 1998.