School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013

52 Related 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).