The Education Act 1993 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1994

10.—(1) This paragraph applies in any case where before 1st September 1994 a parent has requested the local education authority in accordance with section 16(2) of the 1981 Act to amend or revoke the school attendance order relating to his child, and immediately before that date either—

(a)no determination has been made by the local education authority with respect to the parent’s request, or

(b)where the authority have refused to amend the order in compliance with the parent’s request, the matter has been referred to the Secretary of State and he has yet to determine the matter.

(2) In relation to any request, to which this paragraph applies, for the school attendance order to be amended—

(a)section 16(1) to (4) shall continue to have effect on and after 1st September 1994,

(b)section 196(4) of the Act shall not apply, and

(c)paragraph 9 of Schedule 10 shall have effect as if the reference to section 197 included a reference to section 16 of the 1981 Act.

(3) In relation to any request, to which this paragraph applies, for the school attendance order to be revoked, section 197(5) of the Act shall have effect as if paragraph (a), and in paragraph (b) the words “in any other case”, were omitted.