Education Act 1996 (c. 56)E+W
9(1)Section 3 of the Education Act 1996 (definition of pupil etc.) shall be amended as follows.E+W
(2)At the end of subsection (1) insert—
“and references to pupils in the context of the admission of pupils to, or the exclusion of pupils from, a school are references to persons who following their admission will be, or (as the case may be) before their exclusion were, pupils as defined by this subsection.”
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10E+WIn section 4(2) of that Act (schools: general)—
(a)for “For” substitute “ Nothing in subsection (1) shall be taken to preclude the making of arrangements under section 19(1) (exceptional educational provision) under which part-time education is to be provided at a school; and for ”; and
(b)omit “(pupil referral units)”.
11E+WIn section 6(1) of that Act (nursery schools), for “the age of five” substitute “ compulsory school age ”.
12E+WIn section 14(4) of that Act (functions of LEA in respect of provision of primary and secondary schools), for “the age of five” substitute “ compulsory school age ”.
13E+WIn section 17(2) of that Act (powers of LEA in respect of nursery education), for “the age of five”, in both places, substitute “ compulsory school age ”.
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23E+WIn section 312(2)(c) of that Act (meaning of “learning difficulty” for the purposes of the Act)—
(a)for “the age of five” substitute “ compulsory school age ”, and
(b)omit “or over”.
24E+WIn section 332(1) of that Act (duty of Health Authority or National Health Service Trust to notify parent where child has special educational needs), for “the age of five” substitute “ compulsory school age ”.
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26E+WOmit sections 358 to 361 of that Act (provisions about Curriculum Authorities).
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[In section 362(7) of that Act (development work and experiments)—
(a)for “the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority” substitute “ the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority ”; and
(b)for “the Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales” substitute “ the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales ”.]
Textual Amendments
Commencement Information
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[In section 368(10) of that Act (procedure for making certain orders and regulations)—
(a)for “the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority” substitute “ the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority ”; and
(b)for “the Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales” substitute “ the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales ”.]
Textual Amendments
Commencement Information
29E+WIn section 391(10) of that Act (functions of advisory councils)—
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(b)for “the Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales” substitute “ the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales ”.
30E+WIn section 408 of that Act (provision of information)—
(a)in subsection (1)(a), after “this Part” insert “ or Part V of the Education Act 1997 ”; and
(b)in subsection (4)(f), omit “, 400, 401”.
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37E+WIn section 537(4) of that Act (power of Secretary of State to require information from governing bodies etc.), at the end add “ ; and regulations under this section may provide that, in such circumstances as may be prescribed, the provision of information to a person other than the Secretary of State is to be treated, for the purposes of any provision of such regulations or this section, as compliance with any requirement of such regulations relating to the provision of information to the Secretary of State. ”
38E+WFor the cross-heading “CORPORAL PUNISHMENT” preceding section 548 of that Act substitute—
“ PUNISHMENT AND RESTRAINT OF PUPILSE+W
Corporal punishment”.E+W
39E+WIn section 551 of that Act (regulations as to the duration of the school day, etc.), after subsection (1) insert—
“(1A)In subsection (1) the reference to the duration of the school year at any such schools is a reference to the number of school sessions that must be held during any such year.”
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41E+WIn section 571 of that Act (publication of guidance)—
(a)in subsection (1) for “of the provisions mentioned in subsection (2) below” substitute “ provision of this Act ”; and
(b)omit subsection (2).
42E+WAt the end of section 578 of that Act (“the Education Acts”) add—
“the Education Act 1997.”
43E+WIn section 579(1) of that Act (general interpretation), after the definition of “school day” insert—
““school year”, in relation to a school, means the period beginning with the first school term to begin after July and ending with the beginning of the first such term to begin after the following July;”.
44E+WIn section 580 of that Act (the index) at the appropriate places insert—
(in the entry relating to “child”)
“(in Chapter I of Part VI except sections 431 to 433) | section 411(8)”. |
“school year | section 579(1)”. |
“wholly based on selection by reference to ability or aptitude (in Chapter I of Part VI) | section 411(9)”. |
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