16The Education Reform Act 1988 shall be amended as follows.
17In section 218 (school and further and higher education regulations), for subsection (12) substitute—
“(12)In this section (except in subsection (6)(d) or (6A) above) “school” means any school maintained by a local education authority or any special school not so maintained.”
18In section 221(1)(b) (avoidance of certain contractual terms), for “an aided or grant-maintained school;” substitute “a foundation, voluntary aided or foundation special school;”.
19In section 226(4) (services to schools in member States providing education to British children), for the words from “any county” to the end substitute “any community, foundation or voluntary school.”
20In Schedule 8 (provisions relating to the body to be known as the Education Transfer Council)—
(a)omit paragraph 6(3); and
(b)in paragraph 8—
(i)in sub-paragraph (4), omit “given with the consent of the Treasury”; and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (7), for “Treasury” substitute “Secretary of State”.