Education Act 1996, Section 529 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)A [F1local authority] may accept, hold and administer any property on trust for purposes connected with education.
[F2(1A)Any intention on the part of a [F1local authority] in England that a school should be vested in the authority as trustees shall be treated for the purposes of sections 7, 10 and 11 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 as an intention to establish a new community school, community special school or maintained nursery school (so that proposals for that purpose shall be published in accordance with those sections); and Schedule 2 to that Act (proposals for establishment or discontinuance of schools in England) shall apply accordingly.]
(2)Any intention on the part of a [F1local authority] [F3 in Wales] that a school F4... should be vested in the authority as trustees shall be treated for [F5for the purposes of sections [F628 and 31 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998] [F641 and 44 of the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013] as an intention to establish a new community school, community special school or maintained nursery school [F7(so that proposals for that purpose shall be published as required by those sections); and Schedule 6 to that Act (statutory proposals concerning schools in Wales] [F7and sections 48 to 55 of, and Schedule 3 to, that Act (school organisation proposals] : procedure and implementation) shall apply accordingly.]
(3)Any school which in accordance with subsection [F8 (1A) or] (2) is vested in a [F1local authority] as trustees shall be [F9a community school]. [F10, a community special school or a maintained nursery school.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 7(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 7(4)(5))
F2S. 529(1A) inserted (25.5.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), s. 188(3), Sch. 3 para. 10(2); S.I. 2007/935, art. 7(o)
F3Words in s. 529(2) inserted (25.5.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), s. 188(3), Sch. 3 para. 10(3)(a); S.I. 2007/935, art. 7(o)
F4Words in s. 529(2) repealed (25.5.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), s. 188(3), Sch. 3 para. 10(3)(b), Sch. 18 Pt. 3; S.I. 2007/935, art. 7(o)(q)
F5Words in s. 529(2) substituted (25.5.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), s. 188(3), Sch. 3 para. 10(3)(c); S.I. 2007/935, art. 7(o)
F6Words in s. 529(2) substituted (1.10.2013) by School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1), s. 100(4), Sch. 5 para. 17(5)(a); S.I. 2013/1800, art. 3(j)
F7Words in s. 529(2) substituted (1.10.2013) by School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1), s. 100(4), Sch. 5 para. 17(5)(b); S.I. 2013/1800, art. 3(j)
F8Words in s. 529(3) inserted (25.5.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), s. 188(3), Sch. 3 para. 10(4)(a); S.I. 2007/935, art. 7(o)
F9Words in s. 529(3) substituted (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1), Sch. 30 para. 145(b) (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1.
F10Words in s. 529(3) inserted (25.5.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), s. 188(3), Sch. 3 para. 10(4)(b); S.I. 2007/935, art. 7(o)
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