EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1972

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EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1972 - SECT 96



96.(1) Subject to paragraph (2) and Articles 94 and 97, there shall, on such
day as may be specified in an order under paragraph (2), be transferred to the
Ministry all assets and liabilities to which a local authority was entitled or
subject immediately before that day, being assets or liabilities wholly or
mainly acquired, held or incurred for the purposes of its functions as a local
education authority or library authority.

(2) The Ministry may by order

(a)specify the date on which assets or liabilities are to be transferred to it
under paragraph (1);

(b)provide for the manner in which it shall be determined for the purposes of
paragraph (1) whether an asset or a liability had been wholly or mainly
acquired, held or incurred as specified in paragraph (1);

(c)provide that such of the rights or liabilities of a local authority as are
specified in the order shall, notwithstanding their transfer to the Ministry,
be enforceable by or against such board as may be so specified and not by or
against the Ministry; and

(d)make such other provision as appears to the Ministry to be necessary for
the purposes of this Article.

(3) The Ministry may, where it thinks fit, transfer to a board any assets or
liabilities transferred to it under paragraph (1).

(4) The transfer to the Ministry by virtue of paragraph (1), of an endowment
or other charitable gift shall be effective notwithstanding any provision to
the contrary in any instrument making the endowment or gift but the Ministry
shall, so far as practicable, ensure that the benefits accruing from any such
endowment or gift are applied for the purposes for which the endowment or gift
was made.

(5) The [Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979] shall not apply to an
order made under this Article.

Art.97 rep. by SLR 1980

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EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1972 - SECT 96