School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013, Section 39 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)Before issuing or revising a code under section 38, the Welsh Ministers must consult the following persons on a draft of the code (or revised code)—
(a)each local authority,
(b)the governing body of each maintained school,
(c)Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales, and
(d)any other person the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate.
(2)If the Welsh Ministers wish to proceed with the draft (with or without modifications) they must lay a copy of the draft before the National Assembly for Wales.
(3)If, before the end of the 40 day period, the National Assembly resolves not to approve the draft of the code, the Welsh Ministers must not issue the proposed code in the form of that draft.
(4)If no such resolution is made before the end of that period—
(a)the Welsh Ministers must issue the code (or revised code) in the form of the draft, and
(b)the code (or revised code) comes into force on the date appointed by order of the Welsh Ministers.
(5)The 40 day period—
(a)begins on the day on which the draft is laid before the National Assembly for Wales, and
(b)does not include any time during which the National Assembly for Wales is dissolved or is in recess for more than four days.
(6)Subsection (3) does not prevent a new draft of a proposed code from being laid before the National Assembly.
(7)References in this section to a proposed code include a proposed revised code.
(8)The requirement to consult imposed by subsection (1) may be satisfied by consultation undertaken before the coming into force of this Part even though the code issued under section 38(1) takes account (to any extent) of any provision made by this Part.
Commencement Information
I1S. 39 in force at 26.4.2013 for specified purposes by S.I. 2013/1000, art. 2(b)
I2S. 39 in force at 19.7.2013 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2013/1800, art. 2
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