28(1)Section 45 of that Act (religious education) shall be amended as follows.U.K.
(2)For subsections (1) and (2) substitute—
“(1)This section applies to any institution to which section 44 of this Act applies.
(2)An institution is of voluntary origin for the purposes of this section if it is of voluntary origin for the purposes of section 44 of this Act.
(2A)The governing body of an institution to which this section applies shall ensure that religious education is provided at the institution for all persons attending the institution who wish to receive it.”
(3)In subsection (3) for “a further education institution” substitute “ an institution to which this section applies ”.
(4)In subsection (5)—
(a)for “each further education institution” substitute “ institution to which this section applies ”,
(b)in paragraph (a)(ii) for “became a further education institution” substitute “ joined the further education sector ”, and
(c)in paragraph (b) for “further education institutions” substitute “ other institutions to which this section applies ”.
(5)Omit subsection (6).
(6)At the end of the section insert—
“(7)In the application of this section to an institution which is an institution of voluntary origin by virtue of section 44(2)(d), subsection (5)(a)(ii) shall be taken as referring to the religious traditions and practices of the two institutions mentioned in section 44(2)(d).”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 9 para. 28 partly in force; Sch. 9 in force at Royal Assent as regards any provision (other than a provision mentioned in s. 154(1)(c)) which is consequential upon ss. 130, 131 or Sch. 8; Sch. 9 not otherwise in force at Royal Assent see s. 154(1)(3)-(5); Sch. 9 para. 28 in force (E.) at 1.10.2000 for specified purposes by S.I. 2000/2559, art. 2, Sch. Pt. I; Sch. 9 para. 28 in force (W.) at 1.4.2001 by S.I. 2001/1274, art. 2 Sch. Pt. I