Education and Libraries (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order.)

Under Part II of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (“the Order”) work falling within certain defined activities (that is to say cleaning of buildings, catering, maintenance of ground and repair and maintenance of vehicles) may only be carried out by boards if particular conditions are fulfilled.

Article 3 of this Order exempts from the requirements of Part II of the Order each of the activities specified in Article 4(1) of that Order so long as the activity constitutes work carried out for or on behalf of a grant-aided school. The exemption applies from 27th October 1998 but does not apply where a board has, before 27th October 1998, given public notice under the Order that the work is to be carried out (Article 2).

The Education and Libraries (Defined Activities) (Exemptions) Order (Northern Ireland) 1994 (“the principal Order”) also exempts a number of manual services carried out by boards from the competition requirements of Part II of the Order so long as, in respect of each individual service, the cost to the board of the service in the preceding year did not exceed £100,000. This Order raises that limit to £150,000 (Article 4).

Articles 4 and 5 of the principal Order are revoked subject to a saving for work exempted by those Articles 4 and 5 (cleaning of buildings and maintenance of ground at certain small schools) which is not exempted by this Order (Article 5).