Part 2Establishment, discontinuance or alteration of schools
Alterations to schools
I121Proposals under section 19: procedure
1
Regulations may make provision about the publication and determination of proposals under section 19 (“proposals”).
2
The provision that may be made includes provision—
a
about the information to be included in, or provided in relation to, the proposals;
b
about consultation on the proposals;
c
about the manner in which proposals are to be published under section 19;
d
for the making of objections to or comments on the proposals;
e
requiring the proposals to be considered with related proposals published under section 19 or any other enactment;
f
for the consideration and determination of the proposals by a prescribed person (who may be the person who published the proposals);
g
for the referral of proposals to the adjudicator in prescribed cases for consideration and determination by him (instead of by a person prescribed by virtue of paragraph (f));
h
for the referral of proposals to the adjudicator, at the request of a prescribed person, after their initial determination by a person other than the adjudicator;
i
for the approval of proposals with or without modification;
j
for the making in prescribed cases of a conditional approval;
k
for the withdrawal of proposals;
l
as to the manner in which, and time within which, anything required or authorised by the regulations must be done.
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4
Regulations made by virtue of subsection (2)(g) may enable the Secretary of State by direction to require proposals to be referred to the adjudicator.
5
In relation to any proposals for a school to cease to be an establishment which admits pupils of one sex only, regulations under this section may enable the F1local authority or the adjudicator to make a transitional exemption order for the purposes of F2paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 11 to the Equality Act 2010 (single-sex schools turning co-educational), and to vary or revoke any order so made.
6
The regulations may require any person exercising functions under the regulations to have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Secretary of State.