29. A scheme prepared by a local education authority under section 48(1) of the 1998 Act shall deal with the matters connected with the financing of schools maintained by the authority set out in Schedule 3.
30. For the purposes of paragraph 1(7) of Schedule 14 to the 1998 Act (prescribed manner of publication of schemes) a scheme shall be published by the local education authority on its coming into force and in the circumstances prescribed in regulation 31 by—
(a)furnishing a copy to the governing body and a copy to the head teacher of each school maintained by the authority; and
(b)making a copy available for reference at all reasonable times and without charge—
(i)at the principal education office of the authority, and
(ii)at each school maintained by the authority or on a website which is maintained by the authority and accessible by the public.
31. For the purposes of paragraph 1(7)(b) of Schedule 14 to the 1998 Act (prescribed occasions on which publication of schemes is required) a scheme shall be published by the local education authority on the coming into force of any revision of it.