The Education (Transition to New Framework) (School Organisation Proposals) Regulations 1999

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations–

“the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996(1);

“the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

“the 1999 Regulations” means the Education (Transition to New Framework) (New Schools, Groups and Miscellaneous) Regulations 1999(2);

“the plan approval date” in relation to any local education authority means the date on which the first school organisation plan for that authority has been approved under section 26 of the 1998 Act.

(2) Until 1st September 1999 in the context of a grant-maintained school or grant-maintained special school any reference in these Regulations to the local education authority which maintains or is to maintain the school is a reference to the local education authority for the area in which the school is situated, unless paragraph (3) applies.

(3) Where however an order has been made under section 20(5) of the 1998 Act in respect of a grant-maintained school to the effect that it shall be maintained from 1st September 1999 by the former maintaining authority rather than the authority in whose area it is situated on 1st September 1999, any reference in these Regulations, in the context of that school to the local education authority which maintains the school is (until 1st September 1999) a reference to the former maintaining authority.

(4) For the purposes of these regulations proposals are determined where–

(a)the proposals have been approved (with or without modification) or rejected by the Secretary of State;

(b)a local education authority have determined whether or not the proposals should be implemented, or

(c)the funding authority have determined whether to adopt the proposals,

as appropriate.

(5) Where these regulations provide for any statutory provision to continue to apply, that provision shall continue to apply in accordance with the relevant provisions of these regulations after the date of the coming into force of the repeal of the statutory provision in question effected by Schedule 31 to the 1998 Act and despite the coming into force of that repeal.