[F1Time limitsE+W
5.—(1) Where the governing body of a school receives a written decision to admit to the school a child to whom, at the time when the decision is made section 87(2) of SSFA 1998 applies, any appeal must be made within 21 days from—
(a)the date of notification of the decision where that date is on or after 24th April 2020; or
(b)the 24th April 2020 where—
(i)the decision was notified before 24th April 2020,
(ii)no appeal has been lodged in response to the decision before 24th April 2020, and
(iii)an existing appeal deadline relevant to the decision has not already expired before 24th April 2020.
(2) All appeal hearings to which sub-paragraph (1) applies must be held, and appeals determined, as soon as reasonably practicable.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 2 inserted (temp.) (24.4.2020) by virtue of The School Admissions (England) (Coronavirus) (Appeals Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/446), regs. 1, 11 (with regs. 2, 3(2), 4, 5); (as amended (31.1.2021) by The School Admissions (England) (Coronavirus) (Appeals Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/14), regs. 1, 2 and (7.7.2022) by The School Admissions (England) (Coronavirus) (Appeals Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/662), regs. 1, 2)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 2 amendment to transitional provisions of earlier amending S.I. 2020/446 (E.) (31.1.2021) by The School Admissions (England) (Coronavirus) (Appeals Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/14), regs. 1, 2