School Standards and Framework Act 1998

1 (1) In this Schedule “relevant nursery education” means— E+W

(a) nursery education which is provided by a local education authority;

(b) nursery education which is provided by any other person who is (or is to be) in receipt of financial assistance given by such an authority and whose provision of nursery education is taken into account by the authority in formulating proposals for the purposes of section 120(2)(a); or

(c) [F1 nursery education in respect of which grants are (or are to be) made under arrangements under section 1 of the M1 Nursery Education and Grant-Maintained Schools Act 1996.]

(2) In this Schedule “nursery education under consideration for funding” means nursery education provided by a person to whom a local education authority are considering giving financial assistance and whose provision of nursery education would fall to be taken into account by the authority in formulating proposals for the purposes of section 120(2)(a).

(3) Where—

(a) any education is for the time being provided at any premises for children who have not attained the age prescribed for the purposes of section 118(1)(b), and

(b) that education is provided by a person—

(i) who proposes to provide nursery education at those premises, and

(ii) to whom a local education authority are considering giving financial assistance in the event of his providing that nursery education, and

(iii) whose provision of that nursery education would fall to be taken into account by the authority in formulating proposals for the purposes of section 120(2)(a),

this Schedule shall apply in relation to the education for the time being provided for the children mentioned in paragraph (a) above as it applies in relation to nursery education under consideration for funding.

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 26 para. 1(1)(c) repealed (1.4.2003 for E.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), s. 216(4), Sch. 22 Pt. 3 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2003/124, art. 4

Marginal Citations

M1 1996 c. 50.