Education Act 1967 (repealed)

Education Act 1967

1967 CHAPTER 3

An Act to enlarge the powers of the Secretary of State to make contributions, grants and loans in respect of aided schools and special agreement schools and to direct local education authorities to pay the expenses of establishing or enlarging controlled schools; and to provide for loans for capital expenditure incurred for purposes of colleges of education by persons other than local education authorities.

[16th February 1967]

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Act amended by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), s. 18(2)

C2 Act amended by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 163(1), 231(7), 235(6)

C3 Act modified by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 231(7), 235(6), 236(2)(a)

C4 Act applied (provinces of Canterbury and York except Channel Islands and Isle of Man) (1.8.1991) by Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991 (No. 2), s. 7(3); Instrument made by Archbishops dated 26.7.1991

C5 Act: certain functions transferred (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Act applied (1.6.2001) by S.I. 2001/1507, reg. 2, Sch. 2 para. 2

Commencement Information

I1 Act wholly in force at Royal Assent

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Textual Amendments

F1 S. 1 repealed (1.1.1994) by 1993 c. 35, s. 307(1)(3), Sch. 19 para. 39, Sch. 21 Pt.II; S.I 1993/3106, art. 4, Sch. 1appendix

2 Enlargements of controlled schools. E+W

In section 1 of the M1 Education Act 1946 (which, as amended by section 3 of the M2 Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953, enables the Secretary of State to direct that the expenses of giving effect to proposals for enlarging the premises of a controlled school shall be payable by the local education authority if the enlargement is in the interest of secondary education and is not likely to amount to the establishment of a school of a new character)—

(a) before the word “secondary”, in both places where it occurs, there shall be inserted the words “primary or”; and

(b) the words from “and is not likely” to “new character” shall be omitted.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C6 The text of s. 2 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Marginal Citations

M1 1946 c. 50.

M2 1953 c. 33.

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Textual Amendments

F2 S. 3 repealed by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 231(7), 235(6), 237(2), Sch. 13 Pt. II

4 Loans for capital expenditure for purposes of colleges of education. E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the making by him out of moneys provided by Parliament of loans to persons other than local education authorities for the purpose of helping them to meet capital expenditure incurred or to be incurred by them or on their behalf in connection with the provision, replacement, extension, improvement, furnishing or equipment of colleges for the training of teachers.

(2) Any loan made to any persons in pursuance of regulations under this section shall be made on such terms and conditions as may be specified in an agreement made between the Secretary of State and those persons with the consent of the Treasury.

(3) Regulations under this section may make the making of loans dependent on the fulfilment of such conditions as may be determined by or in accordance with the regulations, and may also make provision for requiring persons to whom loans have been made in pursuance of the regulations to comply with such requirements as may be so determined.

[F3 (3A) Regulations under this section may make in relation to Wales provision different from that made in relation to England.]

(4) Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument, which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

Textual Amendments

F3 S. 4(3A) inserted by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 229(2), 231(7), 235(6)

5 Expenses. E+W

There shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable under any other enactment.

6 Short title, citation, construction and extent. E+W

(1) This Act may be cited as the Education Act 1967 and this Act and the Education Acts 1944 to 1965 may be cited together as the Education Acts 1944 to 1967.

(2) This Act shall be construed as one with the Education Acts 1944 to 1965.

(3) This Act does not extend to Scotland or to Northern Ireland.