Education Act 2002

Valid from 01/06/2003

Requirement to implement proposal to establish maintained schoolE+W

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5(1)Where any proposal to establish a community, foundation or voluntary school has been approved under paragraph 3, then (subject to the following provisions of this paragraph) the proposal shall be implemented, in the form in which it was so approved, in accordance with this Schedule.

(2)At the request of any prescribed persons, the Secretary of State—

(a)may modify the proposal after consulting such persons as may be prescribed, and

(b)where any approval was given in accordance with paragraph 3(2), may specify a later date by which the event in question must occur.

(3)If, after consulting such persons as may be prescribed, the Secretary of State is satisfied—

(a)that implementation of the proposal would be unreasonably difficult, or

(b)that circumstances have so altered since approval was given under paragraph 3 that implementation of the proposal would be inappropriate,

he may determine that sub-paragraph (1) shall cease to apply to the proposal.