16E+WThe Education Reform Act 1988 shall be amended as follows.
17E+WIn section 218 (school and further and higher education regulations), for subsection (12) substitute—
“(12)In this section (except in subsection (6)(d) or (6A) above) “school” means any school maintained by a local education authority or any special school not so maintained.”
18E+WIn section 221(1)(b) (avoidance of certain contractual terms), for “an aided or grant-maintained school;” substitute “ a foundation, voluntary aided or foundation special school; ”.
19E+WIn section 226(4) (services to schools in member States providing education to British children), for the words from “any county” to the end substitute “ any community, foundation or voluntary school. ”
20E+WIn Schedule 8 (provisions relating to the body to be known as the Education Transfer Council)—
(a)omit paragraph 6(3); and
(b)in paragraph 8—
(i)in sub-paragraph (4), omit “given with the consent of the Treasury”; and
(ii)in sub-paragraph (7), for “Treasury” substitute “ Secretary of State ”.