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(1)In relation to a ballot under section 105(2)(a), ballot regulations shall provide that, subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed, the parents eligible to request or vote in the ballot are—
(a)registered parents of registered pupils at the following schools, namely—
(i)where the ballot relates to all grammar schools within the area of a prescribed [F1local authority], all schools maintained by that authority; or
(ii)where the ballot relates to all grammar schools within a prescribed area, all schools maintained by a [F1local authority] which are situated in such area as may be prescribed, together with (if the regulations so provide) all schools maintained by such [F1local authority] as may be prescribed;
(b)registered parents of registered pupils at independent schools where—
(i)such parents are resident, and
(ii)the schools are situated,
within the area of the prescribed [F1local authority] or (as the case may be) the prescribed area; and
(c)parents of children of a prescribed description where such parents—
(i)are resident within the area of the prescribed [F1local authority] or (as the case may be) the prescribed area, and
(ii)have registered with the designated body in accordance with section 105(4)(a).
(2)In relation to a ballot under section 105(2)(b) or (c), ballot regulations shall provide that, subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed, the parents eligible to request or vote in the ballot are registered parents of registered pupils at any school from which a prescribed number of pupils have transferred to the grammar school or schools in question—
(a)at such age or ages, and
(b)during such period,
as may be determined in accordance with the regulations; and such regulations may provide that where, within that period, any such grammar school has been established in substitution for another school, the schools are to be treated as a single school for the purposes of determining eligibility.
(3)Ballot regulations shall provide—
(a)in relation to a ballot under section 105(2)(a), that a request for such a ballot must be made by a number of eligible parents equal to at least 20 per cent. of all parents falling within subsection (1)(a) or (b) above; and
(b)in relation to a ballot under section 105(2)(b) or (c), that a request for such a ballot must be made by at least 20 per cent. of all parents falling within subsection (2) above.
(4)Ballot regulations may provide for a parent’s eligibility for the purposes of—
(a)making a request for a ballot,
(b)voting in a ballot, or
(c)determining the number of parents required to make a request by virtue of subsection (3),
to be determined by reference to such different times as may be determined in accordance with the regulations.
(5)Ballot regulations may make provision for determining whether parents are resident in an area for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) or (c).
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), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 10(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 10(4))
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