The Education Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2002

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force provisions of the Education Act 2002 on 20th January 2003. The provisions are sections 11 and 12 (powers of governing bodies to form companies etc), 46, 50, 51 and the remaining provisions of Schedule 4 (admission forums, admission appeals and other admission arrangements), 52 (exclusion of pupils) (but not 52(11) which extends this to nursery schools), 66 (admission of pupils to Academies), 178(3) (area inspections in England), and 199 and Schedule 19 (transport for persons over compulsory school age), together with associated consequential amendments and repeals to those provisions in Schedules 21 and 22.

All provisions are commenced for England only, in accordance with the Secretary of State’s power under subsection (4) of section 216.

The Order also makes transitional and saving provisions in respect of the admission of pupils to school years before 2004-05, and pupil exclusions taking place before the commencement date.