Education Act 1996
2(1)The Education Act 1996 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 409(4) (complaints and enforcement: maintained schools in Wales) for the words from “section 496” to “duties)” substitute “Chapter 1 or 2 of Part 2 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (intervention in conduct of maintained schools and local authorities)”.
(3)In section 484(7) (education standards grants) for “sections 495 to 497” substitute “section 495 or in Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013”.
(4)In section 496(2) (power to prevent unreasonable exercise of functions)—
(a)in paragraph (a), after “local authority” insert “in England”;
(b)in paragraph (b), after “school” in each place it appears insert “in England”.
(5)In section 497(2) (general default powers for failure to discharge duty)—
(a)in paragraph (a), after “local authority” insert “in England”;
(b)in paragraph (b), after “school” in each place it appears insert “in England”.
(6)In section 497A(1) (power to secure proper performance of functions) for “a local authority’s education functions” substitute “the education functions of a local authority in England”.
(7)In section 560(6) (work experience in last year of compulsory schooling) after “or 496” insert “or Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013”.
(8)In paragraph 6(4) of Schedule 1 (pupil referral units) for the words from “section 496” to “powers)” substitute “Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (intervention in local authorities)”.