Education Act 2005

45Cases where Secretary of State or Assembly may direct closure of schoolE+W

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In section 19 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) (power of Secretary of State to direct closure of school), for subsection (1) substitute—

(1)If at any time section 15 applies to a maintained school by virtue of subsection (6) of that section (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.

Commencement Information

I1S.45 wholly in force at 1.9.2006; s. 45 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 125; s. 45 in force for E. at 1.9.2005 by S.I. 2005/2034, art. 4; S. 45 in force for W. at 1.9.2006 by S. I. 2006/1338, art. 3, Sch. 1