The Period Products (Department of Education Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“administrative accommodation” means accommodation leased or owned by a specified public service body for the purpose of effecting its statutory functions and is not—

(a)

school premises;

(b)

premises used as education other than at school settings; or

(c)

premises used as statutory youth settings;

“CCMS” means the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools established under Part IX of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989(1);

“education other than at school settings” shall be construed in accordance with Article 86(1) of the 1998 Order;

“GTCNI” means the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland established under Part VI of the 1998 Order;

“NICCEA” means the Northern Ireland Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment established under Part VII of the 1998 Order;

“premises” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 4(a);

“pupil” means a person who—

(a)

has reached compulsory school age;

(b)

is not over the upper age limit of senior pupil;

(c)

is registered at a school or education other than at school setting; and

(d)

in respect of whom education is provided under the Education Orders;

“specified public service body” means the bodies listed at regulation 3(2);

“staff” means employees or agency workers in the premises of a specified public service body;

“statutory youth setting” means facilities for recreational, social, physical, cultural and youth service activities, provided by the Authority in accordance with Article 37 of the 1986 Order;

“the Act” means the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022;

“the 1986 Order” means the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(2);

“the 1998 Order” means the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(3);

“visitors” means a person with legitimate reason for being in the premises of a specified public service body, such as attending meetings or events or providing a function;

“young people” means people aged 9 to 25 years.

(2) The following words and expressions have the same meaning as in Article 2(2) of the 1986 Order:-

(a) “compulsory school age”;

(b) “controlled school”;

(c) “grant-maintained integrated school”;

(d) “independent school”;

(e) “senior pupil”;

(f) “the Authority”(4);

(g) “the Education Orders”;

(h) “the Department”;

(i) “voluntary school”.

(3) For the purposes of these Regulations, “managers” means—

(a) in relation to a controlled school, the Authority;

(b) in relation to a voluntary or grant-maintained integrated school, the Board of Governors of the school; and

(c) in relation to an independent school, the proprietor of the school.

(1)

S.I. 1989/2406 (N.I. 20)

(2)

S.I. 1986/594 (N.I. 3)

(3)

S.I. 1998/1759 (N.I. 13)

(4)

The body established by s.1(1) of the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014