SCHEDULE 2Consequential and Connected Amendments

PART 2Acts other than the Education Acts

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1

The National Health Service Act 2006 is amended as follows.

2

in section 254(2) for paragraph (c) substitute—

c

a local authority (as defined in section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996) for the purposes of the exercise of any education functions (as defined in that section).

3

In section 256(1)(c) for “an authority which is a local education authority for the purposes of the Education Act 1996” substitute “a local authority (as defined in section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996)”.

4

In section 275(1) omit the definition of “local education authority”.

5

In Schedule 1—

a

in paragraph 1 for “local education authorities” substitute “local authorities”;

b

in paragraphs 2, 4, 5 and 7A50 for “local education authority” in each place where those words occur substitute “local authority”.