Proposals requiring consideration under regulation 7
6.—(1) All proposals under sections 28, 28A, 29 or 31 of SSFA 1998 or section 66 of EA 2005 for the establishment or discontinuance of a maintained school require consideration under regulation 7.
(2) Discontinuance proposals require consideration under regulation 7 unless paragraph (3) applies.
(3) Discontinuance proposals fall to be dealt with under regulation 16 (and do not require consideration under regulation 7) if the proposals were made by the relevant authority and either—
(a)no objections were made in relation to the relevant proposals in accordance with regulation 7 of the School Organisation Proposals Regulations or regulation 8 of the Special Schools Regulations, or
(b)all objections so made were withdrawn in writing within the periods prescribed by regulation 7 of the School Organisation Proposals Regulations or regulation 8 of the Special Schools Regulations.