Education Act 1996 (c. 56)

Part X U.K. Miscellaneous and general

Chapter V E+W Persons not covered by Act

561 Act not to apply to persons in service of the Crown. E+W

No power or duty conferred or imposed by this Act on—

(a) the Secretary of State,

(b) [F1 local authorities], or

(c) parents,

shall be construed as relating to any person who is employed by or under the Crown in any service or capacity with respect to which the Secretary of State certifies that, by reason of the arrangements made for the education of children and young persons so employed, the exercise and performance of those powers and duties with respect to such children and young persons is unnecessary.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words 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), Sch. 2 para. 7(3) (with Sch. 2 para. 7(4)(5))

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 561 excluded (26.11.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), ss. 168(5), 173(1)(c)

562 Act not to apply to persons detained under order of a court. E+W

(1) No power or duty conferred or imposed by or under this Act on—

(a) the Secretary of State,

(b) [F1 local authorities] , or

(c) parents,

shall be construed as relating to any person who is detained in pursuance of an order made by a court or of an order of recall made by the Secretary of State, but a [F2 local authority] may make arrangements for a person who is detained in pursuance of such an order to receive the benefit of educational facilities provided by the authority.

(2) A child or young person who is being educated as a boarder at a school shall not be regarded for the purposes of subsection (1) as detained in pursuance of an order made by a court by reason of the fact that he is required to be at the school—

(a) by virtue of an order made by a court under the M1 Children and Young Persons Act 1933 or by virtue of anything done under such an order; or

(b) by virtue of a requirement of a [F3 [F4 youth rehabilitation order under section 1 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008]] or by virtue of anything done under such a requirement.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words 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), Sch. 2 para. 7(3) (with Sch. 2 para. 7(4)(5))

F2 Words 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), Sch. 2 para. 7(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 7(4)(5))

F3 Words in s. 562(2)(b) substituted (4.4.2005) by Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44), s. 336(3)(4), Sch. 32 para. 73; S.I. 2005/950, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 para. 42(30) (with Sch. 2) (as explained (29.7.2005) by S.I. 2005/2122, art. 2; and as amended: (14.7.2008) by 2008 c. 4, Sch. 26 para. 78, Sch. 28 Pt. 2; S.I. 2008/1586, Sch. 1 paras. 48(s), 50(2)(d); (30.11.2009) by S.I. 2009/3111, art. 2; (3.12.2012) by S.I. 2012/2905, art. 4; (3.12.2012) by 2012 c. 10, Sch. 14 para. 17; S.I. 2012/2906, art. 2(l))

F4 Words in s. 562(2)(b) substituted (30.11.2009) by Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), s. 153(7), Sch. 4 para. 47 (with Sch. 27 paras. 15); S.I. 2009/3074, art. 2(p)(v)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 S. 562 excluded (26.11.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), ss. 168(5), 173(1)(c)

C3 S. 562 excluded (12.11.2009) by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), ss. 264(4), 269(1)

Marginal Citations

M1 1933 c. 12.