F1Part III Grant-maintained schools
Chapter VII Alteration etc. of grant-maintained schools
261 Approval, adoption or rejection of proposals.
1
Proposals published under section 259 require the approval of the Secretary of State.
2
Proposals published under section 260 require the approval of the Secretary of State if—
a
he gives notice to that effect to the funding authority within two months after the submission to him of the published proposals, or
b
objections have been made under subsection (7) of that section within the period allowed under that subsection (unless all objections so made have been withdrawn in writing within that period).
3
Where under subsection (1) or (2) any proposals require the approval of the Secretary of State, he may—
a
reject them,
b
approve them without modification, or
c
after consulting the governing body (and, in the case of proposals published under section 260, the funding authority) approve them with such modifications as he thinks desirable.
4
Where proposals published under section 260 do not require the approval of the Secretary of State, the funding authority shall determine whether to adopt the proposals.
5
The funding authority shall—
a
make any determination under subsection (4) not later than four months after the publication of the proposals, and
b
give notice in writing to the Secretary of State and the governing body of their determination.
Pt. III (ss. 183-311) repealed (1.10.1998, 1.4.1999 and otherwise 1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1)(3), Sch. 30 para. 70, Sch.31 (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1998/2212, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt.I; 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)