1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I PRELIMINARY

    1. 1.Citation and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

    3. 3.Designation of body

    4. 4.Meaning of “eligible parent”

    5. 5.Registration with the designated body

    6. 6.Meaning of “feeder school”

  3. PART II PETITIONS FOR A BALLOT

    1. 7.Petitions for a ballot—general

    2. 8.Form of petition

    3. 9.Meaning of “relevant eligible parent” and “parent population”

    4. 10.Notification of result of petition

  4. PART III BALLOTS

    1. 11.Ballots—general

    2. 12.Eligibility to vote in a ballot

    3. 13.Question on which ballot is to be held

    4. 14.Ballots—supplementary

    5. 15.Declaring a ballot void

    6. 16.“Moratorium” on further ballots

  5. PART IV SUPPLEMENTARY

    1. 17.Implementation of decision that a school should cease to have selective admission arrangements.

    2. 18.Information to be given by the designated body

    3. 19.Information to be given to the designated body

    4. 20.Information to be given to parents

    5. 21.Application of section 497 of the Education Act 1996

    6. 22.Provisions where petition is received before 31st July 1999

    7. 23.Transitional provisions

  6. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITIES THE AREAS OF WHICH ARE RELEVANT AREAS UNDER PARAGRAPH (a) OF THE DEFINITION OF “RELEVANT AREA”

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      GROUPS OF GRAMMAR SCHOOLS

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      STAND ALONE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      THE BALLOT INFORMATION CODE

      1. 1.The principles specified in paragraph 2 shall apply in providing...

      2. 2.Material provided: (a) should provide information which is as factual...

      3. 3.The following standards should be observed at meetings for parents...

  8. Explanatory Note