The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Admissions and Standard Numbers) (Modification) Regulations 1999

Modification of Schedule 23 to the 1998 Act

9.—(1) Where the plan approval date for any local education authority in England falls after 31st August 1999, the provisions of Schedule 23 to the 1998 Act shall, until the plan approval date for that authority (or as mentioned in paragraph (2)), apply in relation to any school maintained by, or situated in the area of that authority, with the following modifications–

(a) in paragraph 4(2), for “the school organisation committee or the adjudicator” substitute “the Secretary of State”;

(b) in paragraph 5(1) and (5), for “the school organisation committee” substitute (in each place) “the Secretary of State”;

(c) in paragraph 6(1)–

(i) for “the school organisation committee” substitute “the Secretary of State”,

(ii) for “they think” substitute (in each place) “he thinks”, and

(iii) for “decide” substitute “decides”;

(d) in paragraph 6(2), for “the committee” substitute “the Secretary of State”;

(e) in paragraph 6(3)–

(i) for “the committee” substitute “the Secretary of State”, and

(ii) omit sub-paragraphs (a) and (b);

(f) in paragraph 6(4)–

(i) for “the committee” substitute “the Secretary of State”, and

(ii) for “they are” substitute “he is”;

(g) in paragraph 6(5)–

(i) for “the committee are satisfied” substitute “the Secretary of State is satisfied,”,

(ii) for “the committee shall make a decision” substitute “the Secretary of State shall make a decision”, and

(iii) for “they consider” substitute “he considers”;

(h) in paragraph 6(6)–

(i) for “the school organisation committee make” substitute “the Secretary of State makes”, and

(ii) for “the committee may” substitute “he may”;

(i) omit paragraph 6(7) to (9);

(j) in paragraph 6(10)–

(i) for “the school organisation committee or the adjudicator” substitute “the Secretary of State”, and

(ii) for “decision of theirs” substitute “decision of his”.

(2) The modifications made to Schedule 23 to the 1998 Act by paragraph (1) above shall continue to have effect on or after the plan approval date in relation to a school mentioned in that paragraph for the purposes of proposals to which paragraph (3) applies.

(3) This paragraph applies to proposals in connection with an application for the variation of any standard number applying at that school published in accordance with paragraph 5 of Schedule 23 on or after 1st September 1999 where no decision has been made upon that application under paragraph 6 of Schedule 23 (as so modified) before the plan approval date.