Application and modification of Act and regulations
21.—(1) Section 51A of the Act applies with the following modifications.
(2) In subsection (1)—
(a)for “head teacher” substitute “principal”; and
(b)for “a maintained school” substitute “an Academy”.
(3) In subsection (4), after “subsection (3)(c),” insert “as it applies in relation to Academies,”.
(4) For subsection (6) substitute—
“(6) In a case where the panel gives a direction under subsection (4)(c) to the proprietor of an Academy, the panel may, in prescribed circumstances, order the proprietor to make a payment to the local authority.”.
(5) For subsection (10) substitute—
“(10) In this section—
“Academy” means an Academy school or an alternative provision Academy;
“exclude”, in relation to the exclusion of a pupil from an Academy, means exclude on disciplinary grounds (and “exclusion” is to be construed accordingly);
“principal” means the head teacher of an Academy, and includes acting principal;
“the responsible body” means, in relation to exclusion from an Academy, the proprietor of the Academy.”.
(6) The regulations in Parts 2 and 3 apply to Academy schools and alternative provision Academies with the following modifications.