Education (Provision in Respect of Children with Special Needs) Act 2022

Amendment of section 61 of Act of 1998

7. Section 61 (inserted by section 9 of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 ) of the Act of 1998 is amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (1):

“(1A) The admission statement of a school shall include a statement that the school shall cooperate with the National Council for Special Education in the performance by the Council of its functions under the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004 relating to the provision of education to children with special educational needs, including in particular by the provision and operation of a special class or classes when requested to do so by the Council.

(1B) The admission statement of a school shall include a statement that the school shall comply with any direction served on the patron or the board, as the case may be, under section 37A and any direction served on the board under section 67(4B).”.