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141 Health and fitnessE+W

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(1)Regulations may provide that an activity to which this section applies may be carried out only by a person who satisfies specified conditions as to health or physical capacity.

(2)This section applies to an activity of a prescribed kind performed in the course of the provision of education at—

(a)a school, or

(b)a further education institution.

(3)This section also applies to an activity of a prescribed kind performed in the course of the provision of education by a person—

(a)otherwise than in a school or a further education institution, and

(b)under a contract of employment or for services where the other party is a [F1local authority] or a person exercising a function relating to the provision of education on behalf of a [F1local authority].

(4)This section also applies to an activity of a prescribed kind (other than the provision of education) where—

(a)the activity is carried out by a person under a contract of employment or for services,

[F2(b)the other party to the contract is—

(i)a local authority which entered into the contract for purposes connected with any of their education functions,

(ii)the governing body of a school, or

(iii)a further education institution,]

(c)the activity regularly brings the person into contact with children.

(5)In this section—

  • child” means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years,

  • education” includes vocational, social, physical and recreational training,

  • further education institution” has the meaning given by section 140, and

  • school” means—

    (a)

    a school maintained by a [F1local authority], or

    (b)

    a special school not so maintained.

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Commencement Information

I1S. 141 partly in force; s. 141 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 216; s. 141 in force for W. at 19.12.2002 by S.I. 2002/3185, art. 4, Sch. Pt. I

I2S. 141 in force at 1.8.2003 except in relation to W. by S.I. 2003/1667, art. 3

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