http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1997/866/article/9The Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2017-07-03Expert Participation2015-04-01 The Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997OrderEducation Act (Northern Ireland) 2014Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(b)Sch. 2 para. 4(3) Sch. 3 para. 1(2)art. 2(b) PART III91 The Authority shall make arrangements for the parent of a child ...—ato express (in order of preference) his preferences as to the school at which he wishes education to be provided for his child; andbto give reasons for his preferences.2Where the parent of a child has expressed his preferences under arrangements .under paragraph (1). then for the purposes of this Part—athe parent shall be taken as making an application for admission of the child to the school which is the first preference of the parent; andbif that application is refused, the parent shall then be taken as making an application for admission of the child to the school which is the second preference of the parent,and so on, taking each preference of the parent in order.3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Words in Order substituted (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(a) (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3), Sch. 3 para. 1(2)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)Words in art. 9(1) repealed (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)Art. 9(3) repealed (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)