"facilities" includes land, goods and services;

"further education" has the meaning assigned by Article 3;

"higher education" means education provided by means of a course of any description mentioned in Schedule 1;

"institution of further education" means, subject to paragraph (3), an institution which is recognised as such by the Department under Article 8;

"liability" includes obligation;

"the transfer date" means the day appointed by the Department under Article 1(2);

"the 1986 Order" means the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;

"the 1989 Order" means the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.

    (3) n relation to any time before the transfer date, references in this Order to an institution of further education are to an institution of further education managed by a board under Part VII of the 1989 Order.

    (4) The Department may by order amend Schedule 1.

    (5) Subject to paragraph (6), for the purposes of this Order a person has a "learning difficulty" if - 

(a) he has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of persons of his age; or

(b) he has a disability which either prevents or hinders him from making use of facilities of a kind generally provided by institutions of further education for persons of his age.

(a) each institution of further education shall cease to be under the management of the board which, immediately before that date, was responsible for its management;

(b) the governing body of each such institution constituted under Part VII of the 1989 Order shah cease to exist;

(c) there shall be established under this Order for each such institution a body corporate to be known as the governing body of that institution; and

(d) each such institution shall be under the management of that governing body.

    (2) Schedule 2 (which provides for the transfer of certain property, rights, liabilities and staff to the governing bodies of institutions of further education established under this Order and makes other provision consequential on, related to, or for the purpose of facilitating, the transfer effected by paragraph (1)) shall have effect.

(a) an instrument providing for the constitution of the governing body of the institution (to be known as the instrument of government); and

(b) an instrument in accordance with which the governing body and the institution are to be conducted (to be known as the articles of government).

    (2) Schedule 3 (which makes general provision concerning governing bodies of institutions ,of further education) shall have effect.

    (3) The instrument of government and articles of government of an institution of further education - 

(a) shall comply with the requirements of Schedule 3; and

(b) may make any provision authorised to be made by that Schedule and such other provision as may be necessary or desirable.

(a) preventing the use of the premises or equipment of such institutions for such purposes as may be prescribed;

(b) with respect to the keeping, disclosure and transfer of educational records about students at such institutions and the supply of copies of such records to such persons, and in such circumstances, as may be determined by or under the regulations.

(a) be submitted to the Department on or before such date as the Department may direct; and

(b) be published in such manner as the Department may direct.

(a) a board is under a duty, or has power, to provide any benefits or services for pupils; and

(b) the duty is to be performed, or the power may be exercised, both in relation to pupils at institutions of further education and in relation to pupils at grant-aided schools,

the board shall in performing the duty, or exercising the power, treat pupils at institutions of further education no less favourably (whether as to the benefits or services provided or as to the terms on which they are provided) than pupils at grant-aided schools.

    (2) A board may, with the approval of the Department, give financial or other assistance to, or provide services to, the governing body of an institution of further education on such terms and conditions as may be arranged between the board and the governing body of the institution.

    (3) In the period of three years beginning on the transfer date it shall be the duty of a board and the governing body of an institution of further education to give effect to such arrangements for the provision of services by the board to the governing body in that period as may be approved or determined by the Department.

    (4) Where in accordance with arrangements approved under Article 15(2) the governing body of an institution of further education remits the whole or part of any charges which would otherwise be made in respect of meals and refreshments provided to any student, it shall be the duty of the board for the area in which the student is ordinarily resident to pay to the governing body a sum equal to the total of the amounts so remitted.

(a) a course for the further training of teachers or youth and community workers;

(b) a course for the Higher National Diploma or Higher National Certificate of the Business &Technology Education Council, or the Diploma in Management Studies;

(c) a course in preparation for a professional examination at higher level;

(d) a course providing education at a higher level (whether or not in preparation for an examination);

(e) a post-graduate course (including a higher degree course);

(f) a first degree course;

(g) a course for the Diploma of Higher Education;

(h) a course for the Certificate in Education.

     2. For the purposes of paragraph 1(c) a professional examination is at higher level if its standard is higher than the standard of examinations at advanced level for the General Certificate of Education or the examination for the National Certificate or the National Diploma of the Business &Technology Education Council.

     3. For the purposes of paragraph 1(d) a course is to be regarded as providing education at a higher level if its standard is higher than the standard of courses providing education in preparation for any of the examinations mentioned in paragraph 2.

"former governing body", in relation to an institution of further education, means the governing body constituted for the institution under Part VII of the 1989 Order;

"new governing body", in relation to an institution of further education, means the governing body established for the institution under this Order;

"relevant board", in relation to an institution of further education, means the board which, immediately before the transfer date, was responsible for the management of the institution.

(a) all land and other property which, immediately before that date, was property of the relevant board used, held or obtained by that board for or in connection with the purposes of the institution;

(b) all rights and liabilities subsisting immediately before that date which were acquired or incurred by the relevant board for or in connection with those purposes; and

(c) any property, rights and liabilities of the former governing body of the institution.

    (2) This paragraph does not apply to - 

(a) any right or liability under a contract of employment (which is dealt with in paragraph 9);

(b) any liability of the relevant board in respect of compensation for premature retirement of any person formerly employed by it;

(c) any liability of the relevant board in respect of the principal of, or any interest on, any loan obtained by it;

(d) any liability of the relevant board in tort where the cause of action accrued before the transfer date;

(e) any liability of the relevant board under a contract of indemnity in respect of acts committed before the transfer date;

(f) any property, right or liability excluded from this paragraph - 


(i) by an agreement under sub-paragraph (3); or

(ii) by a direction under sub-paragraph (4).

    (3) If, before the transfer date, the former governing body of an institution of further education and the relevant board have agreed in writing to exclude any property, right or liability from this paragraph, that property, right or liability shall be so excluded.

    (4) The Department may, at any time before the transfer date, direct that any property, right or liability specified in the direction shall be excluded from this paragraph.

    (5) Subject to paragraph 3, the land and other property referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) includes any land or other property which was used, held or obtained - 

(a) for or in connection with the purposes of more than one institution of further education; or

(b) partly for or in connection with the purposes of one or more such institutions and partly for or in connection with other purposes of the board,

to the extent that it was used, held or obtained for or in connection with the purposes of any such institution.

    (6) Subject to paragraph 3, the rights and liabilities referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(b) include any rights and liabilities which were acquired or incurred - 

(a) for or in connection with the purposes of more than one institution of further education; or

(b) partly for or in connection with the purposes of one or more such institutions and partly for or in connection with other purposes of the board,

to the extent that they were acquired or incurred for or in connection with the purposes of any such institution.

(a) in the case of an estate in land, which of the board or the governing body of any such institution appears, as at the transfer date, to be likely to experience the greatest practical difficulty through not having that land vested in it or, where none of them appears likely to experience such difficulty to a greater extent than any other, which of them appears on that date to be likely to make use of the land to the greatest extent; or

(b) in the case of any other property or of any right or liability, which of them appears on the transfer date to be likely to make use of the property or right or, as the case may be, to be affected by the liability to the greatest extent,

subject (in either case) to such arrangements for the protection of the other party or parties concerned as may be agreed between the relevant board and the former governing body of any such institution or determined by the Department under paragraph 5.

(a) to identify or define the land, other property, rights and liabilities to be transferred to and vest in the new governing body of the institution under paragraph 2; and

(b) for making any arrangements such as are mentioned in paragraph 3(3) as will afford to the relevant board and the new governing body as against each other such rights and safeguards as they may require for the proper discharge of their respective functions.

    (2) Any such agreement or instrument shall contain provision so far as it is expedient to enable the creation, variation or extinction of estates in land and for the granting of indemnities.

    (3) The relevant board shall supply the former governing body of the institution with such information, including all documents relating to estates in land, as that body may require for the purposes of this Schedule.

    (4) Where no such agreement is arrived at before the transfer date, the Department may prescribe a later date by which such agreement is to be arrived at; and an agreement arrived at in pursuance of this sub-paragraph shall be between the relevant board and the new governing body and, for the purposes of such an agreement, references in this Schedule to the former governing body shall be construed as references to the new governing body.

(a) in the case of a transfer to which paragraph 4 applies, the board; and

(b) in the case of a transfer to which paragraph 5 applies, the Department,

shall give notice in writing to the third party of that transfer.

    (3) Where in consequence of any such transfer or anything done under this Schedule - 

(a) the rights or liabilities of any third party which were enforceable against or by the board become enforceable against or by the new governing body of one or more institutions of further education or partly against or by a board and partly against or by the new governing body of one or more institutions of further education; and

(b) the value of any property or interest of that person is thereby diminished,

such compensation as may be just shall be paid to that person by the board or the new governing body of the institution or institutions concerned.

    (4) Any dispute as to whether, and if so how much, compensation is to be paid under sub-paragraph (3), or as to the person to or by whom it is to be paid, shall be referred to and determined by the Department.

(a) they were contained in an agreement made between the board and the new governing body on the terms specified in the bid; and

(b) the agreement required the new governing body or (as the case may be) the board to make payments corresponding to the provision made in the bid in pursuance of Article 7(3) of that Order for items to be credited or (as the case may be) debited to any account.

    (2) In sub-paragraph (1) "functional work" has the same meaning as in Part II of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1993.

    (3) This Schedule shall have effect as if the rights and liabilities of the new governing body under the agreement mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) were rights and liabilities of the board transferred to the new governing body under paragraph 2.

(a) is employed by a board to work solely at an institution of further education; or

(b) is employed by a board to work at an institution 9f further education and is designated in relation to that institution by order made by the Department for the purposes of this paragraph.

    (2) In this paragraph "relevant governing body" means - 

(a) in relation to a person to whom this paragraph applies by virtue of sub-paragraph (l)(a), the new governing body of the institution of further education at which he is employed to work;

(b) in relation to a person to whom this paragraph applies by virtue of sub-paragraph (l)(b), the new governing body of the institution of further education in relation to which he is designated by an order under that sub-paragraph.

    (3) A contract of employment between a person to whom this paragraph applies and a board shall have effect from the transfer date as if originally made between that person and the relevant governing body.

    (4) Without prejudice to sub-paragraph (3) - 

(a) all the board's rights, powers, duties and liabilities under or in connection with a contract to which that sub-paragraph applies shall by virtue of this paragraph be transferred to the relevant governing body on the transfer date; and

(b) anything done before that date by or in relation to the board in respect of that contract or the employee shah be deemed from that date to have been done by or in relation to the relevant governing body.

    (5) Sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) are without prejudice to any right of an employee to terminate his contract of employment if a substantial change is made to his detriment in his working conditions, but no such right shall arise by reason only of the change in employer effected by this paragraph.

    (6) An order under sub-paragraph (l)(b) may designate a person either individually or as a member of a class or description of employees.

    (7) Before making any order under sub-paragraph (l)(b) the Department shall consult - 

(a) in the case of an order designating a person individually, that person; and

(b) in the case of an order designating a class or description of employees, such persons as appear to the Department to be representative of the class or description of employees concerned.

    (8) This paragraph does not apply to a person if - 

(a) his contract of employment terminates on the day immediately before the transfer date;

(b) prior to the transfer date he is appointed or assigned by the board to work exclusively at some place other than the institution of further education and the appointment or assignation is to take effect on that date;

(c) the board, with effect from the transfer date, withdraws him from work at the institution; or

(d) he is employed by a board to work at an institution of further education - 


(i) in pursuance of arrangements such as are mentioned in paragraph 8( 1); or

(ii) for the purpose of otherwise carrying out functional work falling within a defined activity.

    (9) Where a person - 

(a) has, prior to the transfer date, entered into a contract of employment with a board which is to come into effect on or after that date; and

(b) would, if the contract had come into effect before that date, have been a person to whom this paragraph applies,

he shall be treated as if he were a person to whom this paragraph applies.

    (10) For the purposes of this paragraph - 

(a) a person employed by a board is to be regarded as employed to work at an institution of further education if his employment with the board for the time being involves work at that institution;

(b) a person employed by a board is to be regarded as employed to work solely at an institution of further education if his only employment with the board (disregarding any employment under a separate contract with the board) is for the time being at that institution; and

(c) "functional work" and "defined activity" have the same meanings as in Part II of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1993.

Restrictions on boards entering into contracts

     10.  - (1) This paragraph applies to any contract which - 

(a) is entered into by a board after 31st August 1996 and before the transfer date; and

(b) would by virtue of paragraph 2 or 9 be binding on the new governing body of an institution of further education with effect from the transfer date.

    (2) A board shall not enter into a contract to which this paragraph applies without the prior consent, given in writing, of the former governing body of the institution of further education.

    (3) A board shall not enter into a contract to which this paragraph applies in respect of which the consideration or, where the consideration is not expressed as an amount of money, the value of the consideration exceeds £50,000 without the prior consent, given in writing, of the Department.

    (4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3), the consideration or value of the consideration in respect of a contract of employment exceeds £50,000 if, in respect of any period of 12 months, the aggregate amount of the remuneration payable to and value of other benefits receivable by the employee exceeds £50,000.

    (5) Any consent for the purposes of this paragraph may be given in respect of a particular contract or in respect of contracts of any class or description; and such consent may be given unconditionally or subject to conditions.

    (6) Where any contract entered into by a board whether on, before or after 31st August 1996 is varied after that date and the effect of such variation is as mentioned in paragraph (l)(b), the contract shall be treated, for the purposes of this paragraph, as if it were a contract entered into after that date.

    (7) Any signification of consent for the purposes of this paragraph, or of such consent subject to conditions, given by the former governing body of an institution of further education or the Department before the coming into operation of this Schedule in respect of any contract to which this paragraph applies shall be treated for the purposes of this paragraph as a consent, or a consent subject to the conditions, given under this paragraph.

    (8) Where - 

(a) a board has entered into a contract in contravention of this paragraph; and

(b) the contract has not been performed, or has been performed only in part,

the new governing body may, in accordance with sub-paragraph (9), repudiate the contract to the extent that it has not been performed.

    (9) A repudiation under sub-paragraph (8) shah be effected by serving notice in writing of the repudiation on - 

(a) the board; and

(b) the other party to the contract.

    (10) A repudiation under sub-paragraph (8) shall have effect as if made by the board.

(a) the transferee had been a party to the agreement,

(b) for any reference (whether express or implied and, if express, however worded) to the transferor there were substituted, as respects anything falling to be done on or after the transfer date, a reference to the transferee,

(c) any reference (whether express or implied and, if express, however worded) to a specified officer of the transferor or a person employed by the transferor in a specified capacity were, as respects anything falling to be done on or after the transfer date, a reference to such person as the transferee may appoint or, in default of appointment, to an officer or employee of the transferee who corresponds as closely as possible to the person referred to in the agreement,

(d) where the agreement refers to property, rights or liabilities which fall to be apportioned or divided between the transferor and the transferee, the agreement constituted two separate agreements separately enforceable by and against the transferor and the transferee as regards the part of the property, rights or liabilities retained by the transferor or (as the case may be) the part vesting in the transferee, and not as regards the other part,

and head (d) shall apply in particular to the covenants, stipulations and conditions of any lease by or to the transferor.

    (2) This paragraph applies to any agreement whether in writing or not and whether or not of such a nature that rights and liabilities under it could be assigned by the transferor.

(a) the amount of any surplus or deficit in the accounts of the institution as at the day immediately before the transfer date;

(b) if there is a surplus, the arrangements for the payment of a sum equal to the amount of that surplus by the relevant board to the new governing body;

(c) if there is a deficit, the arrangements for the payment of a sum equal to the amount of that deficit by the new governing body to the relevant board.

    (2) Where a board and a new governing body have failed to arrive at an agreement as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1), the matter shall be referred to the Department which shall - 

(a) after consulting the board and the new governing body, determine the matter; and

(b) issue a determination to the board and the new governing body.

    (3) A determination under sub-paragraph (2) shall have effect for all purposes as if it were an agreement under sub-paragraph (1).

    (4) The board and the new governing body shall provide the Department c with all such information as the Department may require for the exercise of its functions under this paragraph.

(a) relating to or regulating an institution of further education; or

(b) relating to any land or other property held by any person for the purposes of an institution of further education.

    (2) Before making any modifications under sub-paragraph (1) of any trust deed or other instrument, the Department shall, so far as it appears to the Department practicable to do so, consult - 

(a) the new governing body of the institution concerned;

(b) where any other person is empowered, by whatever means, to modify the trust deed or instrument, that person; and

(c) where the instrument to be modified is a trust deed and the trustees are different from the persons mentioned in head (a) or (b), the trustees.

Amendment of memorandum or articles of association of certain companies

     18.  - (1) This paragraph applies to a company formed by the former governing body of an institution of further education by virtue of Article 119A of the 1989 Order and in existence immediately before the transfer date.

    (2) The Department may, after consultation with the new governing body of the institution, give to the persons who appear to it to have effective control over a company to which this paragraph applies such directions as it thinks fit for securing that the memorandum or articles of association of the company are amended in such manner as may be specified in the direction.

(a) amend or repeal any statutory provision; or

(b) provide for any statutory provision to have effect for any period e specified in the order with such modifications as may be so specified.

Powers of former governing bodies

     20.  - (1) The former governing body of an institution of further education shall have such of the powers to be conferred by this Order on the new governing body of the institution - 

(a) as are necessary or expedient to enable the former governing body to do anything it is required or enabled to do under this Schedule in connection with the transfer of the management of the institution from the relevant board to the new governing body; and

(b) as will facilitate or enable the effective carrying on by the new governing body of its functions after the transfer date.

    (2) Nothing in Part VII of the 1989 Order or any instrument made thereunder shall prevent or restrict the exercise by a former governing body of the powers conferred by this paragraph.

    (3) In exercising such powers a former governing body shall not be taken to be acting on behalf of, or in the name of, the relevant board.

(a) be regarded as the servant or agent of the Crown;

(b) have any status, immunity or privilege of the Crown,

and its property shall not be regarded as property of, or held on behalf of, the Crown.

    (2) Subject to the provisions of this Order, section 19 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to the governing body of an institution of further education.

    (3) The name of an institution of further education shall be such as is specified in the instrument of government of the institution and the governing body shall be known as "the Governing Body of" that institution.

(a) not less than one-half shall be persons appearing to the Department to be, or to have been, engaged or employed in business, industry or any profession;

(b) one shall be the principal of the institution;

(c) not less than one nor more than two shall be elected by persons employed at the institution from among such persons;

(d) one shah be elected by students of the institution from among such students;

(e) two shall be persons nominated by the board for the area in which the institution is situated;

(f) not more than two may be persons co-opted by the other members of the governing body.

    (2) The instrument of government of an institution of further education shall provide - 

(a) for the members of the governing body to be appointed by the Department after consultation with such bodies or persons as appear to the Department to be appropriate;

(b) that where two persons are to be elected in pursuance of sub-paragraph (1)(c) - 


(i) one shall be elected by teachers employed at the institution from among such teachers; and

(ii) one shall be elected by other persons employed at the institution from among such other persons;



(c) that any election to be held in pursuance of sub-paragraph (1)(c) or (d) shall be conducted in accordance with rules made by the governing body.



Chairman and other officers

     3.  - (1) The instrument of government of an institution of further education shall provide for - 

(a) the appointment, tenure of office and removal from office of a chairman of the governing body;

(b) the eligibility of persons for appointment as chairman.

    (2) The instrument of government of an institution of further education may provide for the appointment, tenure of office and removal from office of other officers of the governing body.

(a) the eligibility of persons for membership of the governing body;

(b) the tenure of office, and removal from office, of members of the governing body.

    (2) If it appears to the Department that the affairs of the governing body of any institution of further education have been or are being mismanaged - 

(a) the Department may by order remove all or any of the members of the governing body (other than the principal of the institution); and

(b) new members shall be appointed to the governing body in place of those so removed.

    (3) Where the Department exercises the power conferred by sub-paragraph (2) to remove members of the governing body, it shall give notice in writing of such removal to any members so removed and to the governing body.

(a) a vacancy amongst the members; or

(b) any defect in the appointment of any member.

    (3) The articles of government of an institution of further education - 

(a) shall make provision about the procedures of the governing body and of the institution:

(b) shall make provision for the admission, suspension and expulsion of students;

(c) shall provide for the authentication of the application of the seal of the governing body;

(d) may authorise the governing body to make rules for the government and conduct of the institution including, in particular, provision about the conduct of students and employees.

Committees, etc.

     7.  - (1) The articles of government of an institution of further education - 

(a) shall provide for the governing body to establish an Audit Committee; and

(b) may provide for the governing body to establish other committees.

    (2) The articles of government shall regulate the constitution and functions of committees of the governing body.

(a) a committee of the governing body;

(b) the principal of the institution; or

(c) such other person as may be specified by or determined in accordance with the articles.

Evidence of documents

     9.  - (1) In any legal proceedings a document purporting - 

(a) to be a document made or issued by the governing body of an institution of further education; and

(b) to be duly executed under the seal of the body, or to be signed by the chairman of the body or the principal of the institution,

shall be received in evidence and shall be treated, without further proof, as being so made or issued unless the contrary is shown.

    (2) In any legal proceedings an extract from the minutes of the proceedings of any meeting of the governing body of an institution of further education signed by the chairman of the body or by the principal of the institution shall be evidence of the matters stated therein.

(a) the principal and a vice principal of the institution; and

(b) such other employees as the Department may direct.

In Article 25 after "function under" insert "the Education Orders, as defined in".

" (b) an institution of further education within the meaning of the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 or an institution providing further education in respect of which grants are paid under Article 5(1)(b) of that Order, or

(c) a college of education within the meaning of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, or".


The Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977 (NI 28)

In Schedule 13, after the entry relating to the Fire Authority for Northern Ireland insert - 

" The governing body of an institution of further education within the meaning of the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.".

" "the Education Orders" means this Order, the 1989 Order, the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1993, the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 and the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997;
"further education" has the meaning assigned to it by Article 3 of the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997;".

In Article 2(2), at the appropriate place in alphabetical order, insert - 

" "institution of further education" has the meaning assigned to it by Article 2(2) of the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997;".

In Article 2(2) in the definitions of "managers" for sub-paragraph (e) substitute - 

" (e) in relation to an institution of further education, the governing body of that institution;".

In Article 2(2) omit the definitions of "part-time senior education", "post-school age education" and "technical secondary school".

In Article 2(2) in the definition of "secondary education" at the end add "other than such full-time education provided for senior pupils over compulsory school age at an institution of further education".

Omit Article 2(2A) to (2C).

For Article 5 substitute - 

" Stages and purposes of statutory system of education
     5.  - (1) The statutory system of public education shall be organised in three stages, namely - 


(a) primary education;

(b) secondary education; and

(c) further education.



    (2) It shall be the duty of a board (so far as its powers extend) to contribute towards the spiritual, moral, cultural, intellectual and physical development of the community by securing that efficient primary education and secondary education are available to meet the needs of its area.

    (3) The Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 confers functions with respect to further education.".

In Article 9A(1) omit "(other than a technical secondary school)".

In Article 10(1) omit ", other than a technical secondary school".

In Article 49A(5A)(a) after "school" insert "or an institution of further education".

In Article 49A(6)(a) after "school" (where it twice occurs) insert "or institution of further education".

Omit Article 55.

In Article 58 - 

(a) omit paragraph (2);

(b) in paragraph (4) omit "(2) or".

In Article 59(1) omit "(2),".

In Article 65(1) omit "and institutions of further education" and "or institution of further education".

In Article 65(2) omit "or institution of further education", "or institutions of further education" and "or institution".

In Article 67(3) omit "or the board responsible for the management of an institution of further education".

In Article 69 - 

(a) omit paragraph (2)(b); and

(b) in paragraph (5)(a) omit "and institutions of further education".

In Article 73(2) after "establishments" insert "(other than institutions of further education)".

In Article 79, omit paragraph (2)(c).

In Article 86, omit paragraph (3)(b).

In Article 88A(3) after "board" insert "or by the governing body of an institution of further education".

In Article 100 after paragraph (b) insert - 

" (bb) a board and the governing body of an institution of further education;".

In Article 102(2) after sub-paragraph (a) insert - 

" (aa) an institution of further education;".

In Article 102 after paragraph (6) insert - 

    " (6A) Inspectors conducting the inspection of an establishment under this Article may monitor, inspect and report on any other aspect of the establishment including, in particular, the management of the establishment and the staffing, equipment, accommodation and other resources of the establishment.".

In Article 103(2) omit "and the governing body of every institution of further education".

In Article 105(11) after "board" insert "or to the governing body of an institution of further education".

In Article 115(3) after sub-paragraph (b) add

     " or

(c) the governing body of an institution of further education;".

In Article 119A omit - 

(a) paragraph (4)(b);

(b) paragraph (6)(b);

(c) in paragraphs (7) and (8) "or institution of further education".

In Schedule 2, in paragraph 4(2) omit the words "or grant-aided institutions of further education" and in paragraph 6(2) omit the words "or grant-aided institution of further education".

In Schedule 4, in paragraph 3(1) omit "or a technical secondary school".

    " (8) Before making any regulations under paragraph (3) the Department shall consult with - 


(a) the governing bodies and principals of all institutions of further education; and

(b) any other persons with whom consultation appears to it to be desirable.".

In Article 35, omit paragraph (4).

In Article 46(3)(a) and (6)(c) for the words in the first set of brackets substitute "(other than a special school or a school established in a hospital)".

Omit Part VII.

In Article 124, omit paragraph (3).

In Article 125, omit paragraph (6).

In Article 126, omit paragraph (7).

In Article 138, omit paragraph (3).

Omit Article 147.

In Article 148(1), omit sub-paragraph (e).

In Articles 148(2) and 149(1)(c) for "to (e)" substitute "to (c)".

In Article 148(3), omit sub-paragraph (b).

In Article 148(5), omit "and members of the governing bodies of institutions of further education".

In Article 149(1), omit sub-paragraph (b).

In Article 149(2), omit sub-paragraph (c).

In Article 151(5) - 

(a) in sub-paragraph (a) omit "and institutions of further education";

(b) at the end add - 


" (f) in relation to teachers employed in an institution of further education, the governing body of that institution.".

Omit Schedule 7.

" (d) an institution of further education within the meaning of the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 or an institution providing further education in respect of which grants are paid under Article 5(1)(b) of that Order; and".


The Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (NI 12)

Omit Articles 26 and 27.

In Article 30(3) - 

(a) in the definition of "governing body" omit sub-paragraph (b);

(b) in the definition of "higher education course" for "Schedule 7 to the 1989 Order" substitute "Schedule 1 to the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997".

Omit Article 31(4).

Omit Article 33.

In Schedule 1, in paragraph 2(1)(a) and (b), omit "and institutions of further education".

     " or

(v) managed by a governing body established under the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997;".


The Litter (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (NI 10)

In Article 2(2) in the definition of "educational institution" for "Article 100(2) of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989" substitute "Article 3 of the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997".