Nursery education, special schools and children with statements
2. Despite the coming into force of paragraph 12 of Schedule 4 to the 2002 Act, in relation to the amendment of section 98 of the 1998 Act,
(a)the amendment made by sub-paragraph (2) shall not have effect in relation to the admission of a child to a maintained school for nursery education for any school year earlier than the 2004-05 school year;
(b)the amendments made by sub-paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) shall not have effect in relation to the admission of a child to–
(i)a maintained school for nursery education, or (as the case may be)
(ii)a maintained nursery school,
for any school year earlier than the 2003-04 school year; and
(c)the amendment made by sub-paragraph (6) shall not have effect in relation to the admission to a maintained school of a child for whom a statement is maintained under section 324 of the 1996 Act for any school year earlier than the 2004-05 school year.