Education Act 1996

1 (1) Where an order under section 27 is in force, the Education Acts shall have effect subject to—

(a) this Schedule, and

(b) the provisions of this Act which modify the effect of any provision of those Acts, or confer new functions, in respect of any area to which such an order applies.

(2) In particular, to the extent that this Schedule governs the payments to be made to any local education authority or the governing body of any grant-maintained school in respect of charges by that authority or body for the provision of board and lodging (at a boarding school or otherwise than at school), section 458(2) to (5) and section 514(5) (charges) shall not apply.

(3) In this Schedule—

(a) sections 458(1) and 514(4) are referred to as the “existing charging provisions”; and

(b) “maintained school” means any county or voluntary school or any maintained special school not established in a hospital.