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(1)Where in the opinion of an education authority—
(a)any pupil is, owing to the remoteness of his home or the conditions under which he is living or other exceptional circumstances, unable to receive the full benefit of school education unless special arrangements are made for him, or
(b)school education suitable to the age, ability and aptitude of any pupil can best be provided for him at any particular school, F1
(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2
the authority [F3, in a case where subsection (3) applies, may and, in any other case, subject to subsection (4) below,] shall, after consultation with the parent F4, make such arrangements of either a temporary or a permanent character as they think best suited to the purpose of enabling that pupil to attend [F5, in any case falling under—
(i)paragraph (a) of this subsection, an appropriate school; and
(ii)paragraph (b) thereof, the particular school.]
[F6(1A)In subsection (1) above, references to an appropriate school and to a particular school are references not only to schools in Scotland but also to schools in England and Wales or in Northern Ireland (“school education” being construed accordingly).]
(2)The arrangements made under subsection (1) above may include—
(a)the provision of travelling facilities or the payment of travelling expenses under [F7subsection (1) of section 51 of this Act (for the purposes of this paragraph, any reference in that section to a school being construed as a reference not only to a school in Scotland but also to a school in England and Wales or in Northern Ireland)]; or
(b)the accommodation of the pupil at a boarding school F4 or in a hostel, home or other institution; or
(c)other provision of board and lodging, provided that the education authority shall, so far as practicable, give effect to the wishes of the parent with respect to the religious denomination of the person with whom the pupil will reside; or
(d)provision for the travelling, board and lodging of teachers.
[F8(3)This subsection applies where—
(a)the education authority have, in accordance with [F9— (i)]their arrangements as published or otherwise made available under section 28B(1)(a) of this Act
[F10(ii)any arrangements made by them under section 23(1A) of this Act; or
(iii)the arrangements subsisting before the establishment of new local government areas under Part I of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 and continuing by virtue of section 23(1C) of this Act], proposed to place the pupil in a particular school or in one of a number of schools named by them and have, in connection with that proposal, made or offered to make for the pupil suitable arrangements of the kind referred to in subsection (2) above; but
(b)in consequence of a placing request, the pupil has been placed by them [F11or another education authority]in a school other than a school referred to in paragraph (a) above.
(4)The duty imposed by subsection (1)(a) or (b) above does not apply where the pupil belongs (in accordance with section 23(3) of this Act) to the area of some other education authority or of a local education authority in England and Wales.]
Textual Amendments
F1Word repealed by Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 39, SIF 41:2), s. 82(2), Sch. 11
F2S. 50(1)(c) repealed by Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c.39, SIF 41:2), s. 82(2), Sch. 11
F3Words inserted by Education (Scotland) Act 1981 (c.58), s. 2(2)(a)
F4Words repealed by Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 39, SIF 41:2), s. 82(2), Sch. 11
F5Words substituted by Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 39, SIF 41:2), s. 82(1), Sch. 10 para. 8(10)(a)
F6S. 50(1A) inserted by Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 39, SIF 41:2), s. 82(1), Sch. 10 para. 8(10)(b)
F7Words substituted by Self-Governing Schools etc. (Scotland) Act 1989 (c. 39, SIF 41:2), s. 82(1), Sch. 10 para. 8(10)(c)
F8S. 50(3)(4) inserted by Education (Scotland) Act 1981 (c. 58), s. 2(2)(b)
F9Words in s. 50(3)(a) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 145(2)(a)(i); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(a), Sch. 1.
F10S. 50(3)(a)(i)(ii) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 145(2)(a)(ii); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(a), Sch. 1.
F11Words in s. 50(3)(b) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 145(2)(b); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(a), Sch. 1.
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