
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Class Sizes in Primary Schools Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 and shall come into operation on 15th March 1999.
2 
In these Regulations—
 “Year 1 class” means a group of pupils undertaking their first year of compulsory education;
 “Year 2 class” means a group of pupils undertaking their second year of compulsory education;
 “the 1986 Order” means the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;
 “the 1996 Order” means the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996;
 “the 1997 Order” means the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997; and
 “the 1998 Order” means the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.
3 
These Regulations shall not apply in relation to any school year which begins before 1st August 1999.
4 
For the purposes of Article 16(2) of the 1998 Order, the statutory limit in relation to pupils in Year 1 and Year 2 shall be 30.
5 
In exercising its power under Article 16(4) of the 1998 Order, a board shall have regard to the following matters—
(a) the requirements on a school to comply with—
(i) a direction of an admissions appeal tribunal, under Article 15(5)(a) of the 1997 Order;
(ii) a direction of a board, under Article 42 of the 1996 Order;
(iii) a school attendance order, under Article 45(2) of, and Schedule 13 to, the 1986 Order;
(iv) a statement of special educational needs, under Article 16 of the 1996 Order;
(b) the need to avoid unreasonable public expenditure.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education for Northern Ireland on
Mrs. C. Jendoubi
Assistant Secretary
3rd March 1999.