PART 3SCHOOL ORGANISATION

CHAPTER 2SCHOOL ORGANISATION PROPOSALS

Approval and determination of proposals

I152Related proposals

1

A proposer must send to the Welsh Ministers proposals (“proposals B”) it has made if—

a

it considers that they are related to proposals requiring approval under section 50 (“proposals A”), and

b

the proposer has not determined whether to implement proposals B under section 53 before the Welsh Ministers approve or reject proposals A.

2

If the Welsh Ministers consider that proposals B are related to proposals A, proposals B are to be treated as requiring approval under section 50.

3

A proposer must send to a local authority proposals (“proposals D”) it has made if—

a

it considers that they are related to proposals requiring the local authority's approval under section 51 (“proposals C”), and

b

the proposer has not determined whether to implement proposals D under section 53 before the local authority approves or rejects proposals C.

4

If the local authority considers that proposals D are related to proposals C, proposals D are to be treated as requiring approval under section 51.

5

The Welsh Ministers may require any other proposals to be treated as requiring approval under section 50 if—

a

they consider that they are related to proposals requiring their approval under section 50, and

b

the proposer has not determined whether to implement them under section 53 before the Welsh Ministers approve or reject the proposals requiring approval.

6

A local authority may require any other proposals to be treated as requiring approval under section 51 if—

a

it considers that they are related to proposals requiring its approval under section 51, and

b

the proposer has not determined whether to implement them under section 53 before the local authority approves or rejects the proposals requiring approval.

7

This section does not apply to proposals referred to a local inquiry under section 61 (local inquiry into proposals for the rationalisation of school places).