Version Superseded: 01/09/2005
Point in time view as at 01/08/2003. This version of this provision has been superseded.
Education Act 2002, Section 56 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 08 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)In section 18 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) (power of Secretary of State to appoint additional governors) for subsection (1) there is substituted—
“(1)If at any time section 15 applies to a maintained school by virtue of either of the following provisions of that section, namely—
(a)subsection (4) (school with serious weaknesses), or
(b)subsection (6) (school requiring special measures),
the Secretary of State may appoint such number of additional governors as he thinks fit; and he may nominate one of those governors to be the chairman of the governing body in place of any person who has been elected as chairman of that body.”
(2)In section 19 of that Act (power of Secretary of State to direct closure of school) for subsection (1) there is substituted—
“(1)If at any time section 15 applies to a maintained school by virtue of either of the following provisions of that section, namely—
(a)subsection (4) (school with serious weaknesses), or
(b)subsection (6) (school requiring special measures),
the Secretary of State may give a direction to the local education authority requiring the school to be discontinued on a date specified in the direction.”
(3)Schedule 5 (which contains amendments consequential on the provisions of section 55 and this section) shall have effect.
Commencement Information
I1S. 56 wholly in force at 19.12.2002; s. 56 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 216; s. 56 in force for E. at 2.9.2002 by S.I. 2002/2002, art. 4 and in force for W. at 19.12.2002 by S.I. 2002/3185, art. 4, Sch. Pt. I
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