[F1(1)In this Act “school” means an educational institution which is outside the further education sector and the higher education sector and is an institution for providing—
(a)primary education,
(b)secondary education, or
(c)both primary and secondary education,
whether or not the institution also provides [F2part-time education suitable to the requirements of junior pupils or] further education.]
(2)[F3Nothing in subsection (1) shall be taken to preclude the making of arrangements under section 19(1) (exceptional educational provision) under which part-time education is to be provided at a school; and for] the purposes of this Act an educational institution that would fall within subsection (1) but for the fact that it provides part-time rather than full-time education shall nevertheless be treated as a school if that part-time education is provided under arrangements made under section 19(1) F4. . ..
(3)For the purposes of this Act an institution is outside the further education sector if it is not—
(a)an institution conducted by a further education corporation established under section 15 or 16 of the M1Further and Higher Education Act 1992, or
(b)a designated institution for the purposes of Part I of that Act (defined in section 28(4) of that Act);
and references to institutions within that sector shall be construed accordingly.
(4)For the purposes of this Act an institution is outside the higher education sector if it is not—
(a)a university receiving financial support under section 65 of that Act,
(b)an institution conducted by a higher education corporation within the meaning of that Act, or
(c)a designated institution for the purposes of Part II of that Act (defined in section 72(3) of that Act);
and references to institutions within that sector shall be construed accordingly.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 4(1) substituted (1.9.1997) by 1997 c. 44, s. 51; S.I. 1997/1468, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. II
F2Words in s. 4(1) repealed (1.10.2002 for E., otherwise prosp.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 215(2), 216(4), Sch. 22 Pt. 3 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3
F3Words in s. 4(2) substituted (1.9.1998) by 1997 c. 44, s. 57(1), Sch. 7 para. 10(a); S.I. 1998/386, art.2, Sch. 1 Pt. IV
F4Words in s. 4(2) repealed (1.9.1998) by 1997 c. 44, s. 57(1)(4), Sch. 7 para. 10(b), Sch. 8; S.I. 1998/386, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. IV
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 4(1) restricted (1.9.2000 (E.) and 1.4.2001 (W.)) by 2000 c. 21, s. 110(3) (with s. 150); S.I. 2000/2114, art. 2(3), Sch. Pt. III; S.I. 2001/1274, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. I
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