The Education (New Procedures for Property Transfers) Regulations 2000

Land transfers in relation to schools changing category or joining or leaving foundation bodies

7.  Schedule 10 shall have effect as if—

(a) in paragraph 1(4) for “relevant person” there were substituted “transferee” and after “Secretary of State” there were inserted “in relation to England or the National Assembly in relation to Wales”;

(b) paragraph 1(5)(b) were omitted;

(c) in paragraph 2(1) for “relevant person” there were substituted “transferee”;

(d) in paragraph 2(3)—

(i) for “Except in a case where the transferor is a local authority, the Education Transfer Council” there were substituted “If and to the extent that he or it is requested to do so by the transferor or the transferee, the Secretary of State in relation to England or the National Assembly in relation to Wales”, and

(ii) paragraph 2(3)(c) were omitted;

(e) there were inserted after paragraph (3) the following paragraph—

“(3A) Within 6 months after the transfer date the transferor shall send the Secretary of State in relation to England or the National Assembly in relation to Wales a copy of an executed transfer agreement or, if no agreement has been executed, so notify him or it.”

(f) in paragraph 2(4) for “Education Transfer Council” there were substituted “Secretary of State in relation to England or the National Assembly in relation to Wales”;

(g) in paragraph 2(6) the words “from” and “the relevant person” to the end of the subparagraph were omitted;

(h) paragraph 3(1) were omitted;

(i) for paragraph 3(2) there were substituted—

“(2) In the case of any matter on which agreement is required to be reached under paragraph 2(1) above, if such an agreement has not been reached within a period of 6 months from the transfer date, the Secretary of State in relation to England or the National Assembly in relation to Wales may give a direction determining that matter, and may include in the direction any provision which might have been included in an agreement under paragraph 2(1) above”;

(j) in paragraph 3(4) after “The Secretary of State” there were inserted “in relation to England or the National Assembly in relation to Wales”;

(k) paragraph 3(5) were omitted;

(l) in paragraph 5 for “Education Transfer Council” there were substituted “Secretary of State in relation to England or the National Assembly in relation to Wales”;

(m) in paragraph 9(2) for “Education Transfer Council” there were substituted “transferee”;

(n) in paragraphs 9(6) and 9(9) the words “Education Transfer Council or (as the case may be) the” were omitted; and

(o) paragraph 10 were omitted.