PART IIITRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS CONSEQUENT ON THE COMING INTO FORCE OF CHAPTER II OF PART II OF THE 1998 ACT (ESTABLISHMENT, ALTERATION OR DISCONTINUANCE OF SCHOOLS)

Approval of proposals published before 1st September 1999 to make alterations to, or discontinue, a school

14.—(1) This regulation applies where before 1st September 1999–

(a)proposals have been published under section 35(1)(c) or (d), 41(2), 167(1), 259(1), 260(2) or 267(1) of the 1996 Act; or

(b)notice has been served under section 339(5) of the 1996 Act of proposals such as are mentioned in section 339(1)(b) or (c) or (3) of that Act,

but the proposals have not been determined before that date.

(2) Where this regulation applies–

(a)sections 36 to 39 of the 1996 Act shall, where the proposals were published under section 35 of the 1996 Act, continue to apply in relation to the making of objections to such proposals, to the approval of such proposals, or determination that such proposals should be implemented, and to the approval of particulars of school premises;

(b)sections 42 to 44 of the 1996 Act shall, where the proposals were published under section 41(2) of the 1996 Act, continue to apply in relation to the making of objections to, and approval of, such proposals, and to the approval of school premises;

(c)sections 168 to 170 of the 1996 Act shall, where the proposals were published under section 167 of the 1996 Act, continue to apply in relation to the making of objections to, and the approval of such proposals or determination that such proposals should be implemented;

(d)sections 259(6) and (7), 261 and 262 (as modified by regulation 5) of the 1996 Act shall, where the proposals were published under section 259 of the 1996 Act, continue to apply in relation to the making of objections to, and approval of such proposals, and to the approval of school premises;

(e)section 262 of the 1996 Act (as modified by regulation 5) shall, where the proposals were published under section 260 of the 1996 Act, continue to apply, in relation to the approval of school premises;

(f)sections 267(7) and 269 of the 1996 Act shall, where proposals were published under section 267(1) of that Act, continue to apply in relation to the making of objections to, and approval of such proposals; and

(g)sections 340(2) to (4) and 341 of the 1996 Act shall, where proposals were published under section 339 of the 1996 Act continue to have effect in relation to the making of objections to, and approval of, such proposals, and to the approval of school premises.