Academies Act 2010 (c. 32)

[F1 16 to 19 Academies designated as having a religious character E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 8A, 8B and cross-heading inserted (28.6.2022) by Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 (c. 21), ss. 31, 36(2)

8A Designation of 16 to 19 Academy as having a religious character E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may by order designate a 16 to 19 Academy as having a religious character.

(2) The Secretary of State may designate an Academy under this section only if the proprietor of the Academy is a qualifying Academy proprietor within the meaning given by section 12(2).

(3) The order must specify the religion or religious denomination in relation to which the Academy is designated.

(4) The Secretary of State may make regulations about the procedure to be followed in connection with—

(a) the designation of an Academy in an order under this section, and

(b) the inclusion in such an order of the specification required by subsection (3).

(5) Despite section 568(3) of EA 1996 (orders to be made by statutory instrument subject to the negative procedure), as applied by section 17(4) of this Act, a statutory instrument containing an order under this section is not subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.]