F1Part II Schools maintained by local education authorities
Chapter VI Conduct and staffing of county, voluntary and maintained special schools
Control of school premises
152 Voluntary schools: use of premises outside school hours.
1
The governing body may determine the use to which the premises of a controlled school (or any part of them) are put on Saturdays when not required—
a
for the purposes of the school, or
b
for any purpose connected with education or with the welfare of the young for which the local education authority desire to provide accommodation on the premises (or on the part in question).
2
The foundation governors may determine the use to which the premises of a controlled school (or any part of them) are put on Sundays.
3
If the local education authority—
a
desire to provide accommodation for any purpose connected with education or with the welfare of the young, and
b
are satisfied that there is no suitable alternative accommodation in their area for that purpose,
they may direct the governing body of an aided or special agreement school to provide accommodation free of charge for that purpose on the school premises (or any part of them) on any weekday when not needed for the purposes of the school.
4
The local education authority shall not exercise their power under subsection (3) so as to direct the governing body to provide accommodation on more than three days in any week.
5
Section 150(3) applies for the purposes of this section.
Pt. II (ss. 31-182) repealed (1.10.1998, 10.3.1999, 1.4.1999 respectively in relation to specified provisions and otherwise 1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1)(3), Sch. 30 para. 69, Sch.31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1998/2212, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pts. I, IV; S.I. 1999/120, art. 2(2), Sch. 2 ; S.I. 1999/1016, art. 2(1), Sch. 1; S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with savings as specified in those S.I.s and subject to savings in S.I. 1999/704 , S.I. 1999/711, S.I. 1999/2243 and S.I. 1999/2262)