Payment of salaries, etc of teachersN.I.
71.—(1) Except where regulations otherwise provide, the Department shall, on behalf of [F1the Authority], issue payment of—
(a)the salaries and allowances of—
(i)teachers employed by [F1the Authority];
(ii)teachers employed on the staff of a maintained school maintained by [F1the Authority]; and
(b)the relevant contributions in respect of such teachers.
(2) Except where regulations otherwise provide, the Department shall, on behalf of the Board of Governors of a grant-maintained integrated school, issue payment of—
(a)the salaries and allowances of teachers employed by that Board of Governors; and
(b)the relevant contributions in respect of such teachers.
(3) Regulations may provide for the Department, on behalf of the Board of Governors of a voluntary grammar school, to issue payment of—
(a)the salaries and allowances of teachers employed by that Board of Governors; and
(b)the relevant contributions in respect of such teachers.
(4) In this Article “relevant contributions” means—
(a)secondary Class 1 contributions under the [1992 c. 7.] Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; and
(b)employers' superannuation contributions.
F1Words 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)