Part 3 Northern Ireland
Coronavirus Act 2020 (2020 c 7) | Legislation

Part 3 Northern Ireland

Schools

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(1)     The Department may give a temporary closure direction that applies to—

(a)     one or more named schools in Northern Ireland;

(b)     all schools in Northern Ireland (or any part of Northern Ireland);

(c)     schools in Northern Ireland (or any part of Northern Ireland) of a particular description.

(2)     A temporary closure direction under this paragraph is a direction that—

(a)     requires the managers of the school or schools to which it applies to take reasonable steps to secure that persons do not, for a specified period, attend premises of the school for purposes connected with the school, and

(b)     in the case of a direction that applies to a boarding school (whether or not it applies also to other schools), provides for pupils for whom boarding accommodation is provided to be confined in their boarding accommodation for a specified period.

(3)     Before giving a direction under this paragraph, the Department—

(a)     must have regard to any advice from the Chief Medical Officer or any of the Deputy Chief Medical Officers of the Department of Health in Northern Ireland relating to the incidence or transmission of coronavirus, and

(b)     must

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