2008 No. 376

Education

Grammar Schools (Charges) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Made

Coming into Operation

The Department of Education, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 132(2) and (3) of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 19891, makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Grammar Schools (Charges) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 1st November 2008.

2

In these Regulations “the Order” means the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.

Revocation2

The Grammar Schools (Charges) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20062 are hereby revoked.

Amendment to the Grammar Schools (Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19923

In the Grammar Schools (Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 19923 for regulation 6 (Capital charges in voluntary schools to which Articles 128 to 131 of the Order apply) there shall be substituted—

6

The amount of any charge which the Board of Governors of a voluntary school to which Articles 128 to 131 of the Order apply may make under Article 132 or 132A of the Order in respect of any pupil enrolled in the secondary department of that school shall not exceed £140.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education on 9th September 2008

seal_r00001Louise Warde-HunterA senior officer of theAddress Rathgael House, Balloo Road, BangorDepartment of Education
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Grammar Schools (Charges) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1992 and revoke the Grammar Schools (Charges) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006.

In relation to a voluntary grammar school to which Articles 128 to 131 of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 apply, the Board of Governors may charge only in respect of a pupil enrolled in the secondary department of the school for the purpose of meeting expenditure on the provision or alteration of school premises or on the provision of associated equipment.

These Regulations increase the maximum amount which the Board of Governors may charge from £130 to £140.