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School Standards and Framework Act 1998
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- s. 14(3)(aa) inserted by 2011 nawm 7 s. 16(2) (Amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk - s.16(02) of 2011 nawm007 omitted by 2013 nawm001 s. 100(4), Sch. 5 para. 13(2); S.I. 2014/178, art. 2(f) (with art. 3) prior to commencement)
- s. 18B inserted by 2011 nawm 7 s. 16(3) (Amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk - s.16(02) of 2011 nawm007 omitted by 2013 nawm001 s. 100(4), Sch. 5 para. 13(2); S.I. 2014/178, art. 2(f) (with art. 3) prior to commencement)
- Sch. 22 para. 5(1B) inserted by 2023 c. 55 s. 235(4)
Education Act 1997 (c.44)E+W
207E+WThe Education Act 1997 shall be amended as follows.
208E+WOmit the following provisions—
(a)sections 2 and 3 (school discipline);
(b)sections 6 to 8 (exclusion of pupils);
(c)Part III (school admissions).
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 30 para. 208 wholly in force at 1.9.1999; Sch. 30 para. 208 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 145(3); Sch. 30 para. 208(c) in force at 1.2.1999 for certain purposes by S.I. 1998/2212, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. III; Sch. 30 para. 208 (c) in force otherwise at 1.9.1999 by S.I. 1999/1060, art. 2(3), , Sch. 3; Sch. 30 para. 208 in force at 1.9.1999 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 3-5, Schs. 5-7).
209E+WIn section 15 (baseline assessments: interpretation), in the definition of “maintained primary school”, for paragraphs (a) to (c) substitute—
“(a)a community, foundation or voluntary school, or
(b)a community or foundation special school (other than one established in a hospital),”.
210E+WIn section 16(5) (adoption of baseline assessment schemes), for “a school which is maintained by a local education authority,” substitute “ a maintained primary school, ”.
211E+WIn section 17 (assessment of pupils)—
(a)in subsection (5), for paragraph (b) substitute—
“(b)the local education authority by whom the school is maintained,”; and
(b)in subsection (7)(a), omit the words from “(except” to “school)”.
212E+WIn section 18 (regulations for Chapter I of Part IV)—
(a)in subsection (1)(b), omit the words from “(except” to “school)”; and
(b)in subsection (2)(a), omit the words from “(in” to “school)”.
213E+WIn section 19 (school performance targets), for subsection (3) substitute—
“(3)In this section “maintained school” means—
(a)a community, foundation or voluntary school, or
(b)a community or foundation special school (other than one established in a hospital).”
F1214E+W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 30 para. 214 repealed (1.4.2010 for E., 1.11.2010 for W.) by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), s. 269(4), Sch. 16 Pt. 4; S.I. 2010/1151, art. 2, Sch. 1; S.I. 2010/2413, art. 2(a)
215E+WIn section 29(3) (functions of Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales), for the words from “receiving nursery” onwards substitute “ under compulsory school age. ”
216E+WIn section 42 (miscellaneous amendments relating to school inspections), omit the words “and the Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Act 1996”.
217E+WIn section 43(2) (provision of careers education)—
(a)for paragraph (a) substitute—
“(a)community, foundation and voluntary schools;”;
(b)omit paragraph (b); and
(c)for paragraph (c) substitute—
“(c)community or foundation special schools (other than those established in hospitals);”.
218E+WOmit section 50 (recoupment by [F2local authority] of costs of teachers’ premature retirement).
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 10(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 10(4))
219E+WIn section 52 (commencement of compulsory school age), omit subsections (4) and (5).
220E+WIn section 57 (minor and consequential amendments, repeals etc), omit subsections (2) and (3).
221E+WIn section 58(4) (commencement) omit “section 50,”.
222E+WOmit the following provisions—
(a)Schedules 1 to 3;
(b)in Schedule 6, paragraph 5.
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 30 para. 222 wholly in force at 1.9.1999; Sch. 30 para. 222 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 145(3); Sch. 30 para. 222(b) in force at 1.10.1998 by S.I. 1998/2212, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I and Sch. 30 para. 222(a) in force for certain purposes at 1.2.1999 by Sch. 1 Pt. III of the same S.I; Sch. 30 para. 222(a) in force for certain purposes at 1.9.1999 by S.I. 1999/1016, art. 2(3), Sch. 3 (with arts. 3-6, Sch. 4); Sch. 30 para. 222 in force at 1.9.1999 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 3-5, Schs. 5-7).
223E+WIn Schedule 7 (minor and consequential amendments), omit paragraphs 15 to 22, 25, 31 to 35, 40 and 45 to 51.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 30 para. 223 wholly in force at 1.9.1999; Sch. 30 para. 223 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 145(3); Sch. 30 para. 223 in force for certain purposes at 1.9.1999 by S.I. 1999/1016, art. 2(3), Sch. 3 (with arts. 3-6, Sch. 4); Sch. 30 para. 223 in force at 1.9.1999 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 3-5, Schs. 5-7).
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