Special educational provision otherwise than in a grant-aided school
10.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) and to Articles 11 and 12, a board may arrange for the special educational provision (or any part of it) which any learning difficulty of a child in its area calls for to be made—
(a)in an institution outside Northern Ireland, or
(b)in Northern Ireland otherwise than in a grant-aided school.
(2) A board shall not make any arrangements under paragraph (1) unless it is satisfied that—
(a)the interests of the child require such arrangements to be made; and
(b)those arrangements are compatible with the efficient use of resources.
(3) Before making any arrangements under this Article, a board shall consult the child’s parent.
(4) This Article is without prejudice to any other powers of a board.