Part 6E+WSchool travel and school food

Food and drink provided on school premises etcE+W

87Power to charge for provision of meals etcE+W

(1)In section 512ZA of EA 1996 (duty of [F1local authority] to charge for meals etc)—

(a)in subsection (1), for “shall” substitute “ may ”,

(b)in subsection (2), for “A [F2local authority] shall” substitute “ Where a [F2local authority] exercise the power to charge under subsection (1), they must ”, and

(c)in the heading, for “Duty” substitute “ Power ”.

(2)In section 533 of EA 1996 (duties of governing bodies with respect to provision of school meals etc)—

(a)in subsection (3), for the words from “shall” to the end substitute “ may charge for anything so provided. ”,

(b)after that subsection, insert—

“(4)Where the governing body of a school exercise the power to charge under subsection (3), they must charge every person the same price for the same quantity of the same item.”, and

(c)in the heading, for “Duties” substitute “ Functions ”.