(1)Proposals published under section 267 require the approval of the Secretary of State.
(2)Proposals published under section 268 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subsection (6) of that section within the period allowed under that subsection (unless all objections so made have been withdrawn in writing within that period).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 268, the funding authority) approve them with the substitution of a different date for the date of discontinuance proposed.
(4)Where the Secretary of State approves any such proposals he shall give notice in writing of that fact and of the discontinuance date to the governing body and (except where the school is in Wales and the Schools Funding Council for Wales have not begun to exercise their functions) the funding authority.
(5)Where proposals published under section 268 do not require the approval of the Secretary of State, the funding authority shall determine whether to adopt the proposals.
(6)The funding authority shall—
(a)make any determination under subsection (5) 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 and, if they adopt the proposals, of the discontinuance date.