
1 
This Order may be cited as the Education (Assessment Arrangements for Key Stages 1 and 2) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997, and shall come into operation on 30th September 1997.
2 
The Education (Assessment Arrangements for Key Stages 1 and 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1996 shall be amended as provided in regulations 3 and 4.
3 
In Article 2 (Application) for paragraph (2) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—“
(2) This Order shall not have effect in relation to a pupil in respect of whom a board is maintaining a statement of special educational needs under Article 16 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 and who, on the making of an assessment of his special educational needs, has been assessed by that board under Article 15 of that Order as having severe learning difficulties.”.
4 
In Article 3 (Interpretation) for the definition of “Assessment Document” there shall be substituted—“
 “Assessment Document” means the document published by the Stationery Office entitled “Assessment Arrangements in Key Stages 1 and 2”;”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education on
C. Jendoubi
Assistant Secretary
2nd September 1997.