An education body must consider from time to time whether the exercise of its powers of collaboration would further the collaboration objective in the exercise of its other functions.

If an education body concludes that the exercise of a power of collaboration would further the collaboration objective in the exercise of its functions, it must seek to exercise, or cause to be exercised, the power.

The duty in subsection (1) applies to the bodies mentioned in paragraphs (c) and (d) of section 1 in so far as it relates to the provision of secondary and further education suitable to the requirements of persons who have not attained the age of 19.