Part 3Other amendments

Education

21Amendment of Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 etc

(1)

In Article 1 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1915 (N.I. 11)), in paragraph (6), for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—

“(a)

if Schedule 4 to the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 comes into force, on such date as the Department may by order appoint;

(b)

if Schedule 3 to that Act comes into force, on the date on which that Schedule comes into force;”.

(2)

In Article 16 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/866 (N.I. 5)) (as substituted by Article 28(1) of the 2006 Order), in paragraph (5), in the opening words, after “a secondary school” insert “ or of a secondary school of a specified description ”.

(3)

The amendment made by subsection (2) shall come into force if (and only if) Schedule 4 comes into force.

(4)

If the amendment comes into force in accordance with subsection (3), it shall come into force on 28 March 2007.

(5)

If Schedule 3 comes into force, subsections (2) to (4) shall be repealed on the date on which that Schedule comes into force.