PART 3 —Schools' budget shares

New Schools

12.—(1) A new school must have a delegated budget from the date when the school first admits pupils.

(2) But a local authority’s schools forum may on the application of the authority—

(a)vary that date to one proposed by the authority,

(b)vary it to a different date, or

(c)refuse to vary the date.

(3) Where the schools forum vary the date to a different date or refuse to vary it, the local authority may apply to the Welsh Ministers to vary the date.

(4) The Welsh Ministers may—

(a)vary the date to one proposed by the authority,

(b)vary it to a different date, or

(c)refuse to vary the date.