Children and Families Act 2014

20 (1) Section 329A (review or assessment of educational needs at request of responsible body) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (14)—

(a) after “ “Relevant early years education”” insert “ has the same meaning as it has (in relation to Wales) in section 123 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 except that it does not include early years education provided by a local authority at a maintained nursery school. ”, and

(b) omit paragraphs (a) and (b).

(3) In subsection (15)—

(a) omit “, in relation to Wales,”, and

(b) for “National Assembly for Wales” substitute “ Welsh Ministers ”.

(4) In consequence of the amendments made by sub-paragraph (2), in paragraph 22 of Schedule 2 to the Childcare Act 2006, omit sub-paragraph (4).

(5) Until the coming into force in relation to Wales of the amendments made by paragraph 22(2) and (3) of Schedule 2 to the Childcare Act 2006, section 329A of EA 1996 has effect as if for subsection (14) (as amended by sub-paragraph (2)) there were substituted—

“(14) Relevant nursery education” has the same meaning as in section 123 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, except that it does not include nursery education provided by a local authority at a maintained nursery school.”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 para. 20 in force at 1.9.2014 by S.I. 2014/889, art. 7(a) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2014/2270 (as amended (1.4.2015) by S.I. 2015/505 and (1.9.2015) by S.I. 2015/1619)