Citation and commencement

1.  This Order shall be cited as the “Next Step” North East Lincolnshire Education Action Zone (Extension and Variation) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st September 2001.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“North East Lincolnshire Education Action Zone” means the Education Action Zone established by the “Next Step” North East Lincolnshire Education Action Zone Order 1998(1).

Extension of the North East Lincolnshire Education Action Zone

3.  The North East Lincolnshire Education Action Zone is extended for a further period of two years beginning with 1st September 2001.

Variation of the “Next Step” North East Lincolnshire Education Action Zone Order 1998

4.  There shall be inserted after article 9 of the “Next Step” North East Lincolnshire Education Action Zone Order 1998 the following article:

Removal from office by Forum

9A.  A member of the Forum may be removed from office by the Forum in the following circumstances—

(a)in the case of a member who was a governor of a zone school at the time he was appointed to the Forum pursuant to either article 4(a) or article 5, if that person ceases to be a governor at that zone school, or a governor of the relevant category as the case may be;

(b)in the case of a member appointed pursuant to either article 4(a) or 5, if the school whose governing body appointed him, or to which he was connected, is discontinued;

(c)in the case of a member appointed pursuant to article 4(c), if the body in question is dissolved or otherwise ceases to exist; and

(d)in the case of a member appointed pursuant to article 5, if that person no longer appears to the Forum to represent the interests of either business, parents of compulsory school age children in the area served by the zone schools, or education in the area served by zone schools, as the case may be.

5.—(1) The “Next Step” North East Lincolnshire Education Action Zone Order 1998 is varied as follows:

(2) The words in Schedule 1 after “the following persons are “partners” for the purposes of appointing additional members of the Forum:” shall be deleted and instead will be inserted:

(3) The words in Schedule 2 after “schools comprising for zone” shall be deleted and instead will be substituted:

Stephen Timms

Minister of State,

Department for Education and Skills

3rd August 2001