Article 3 Transitional Provision

Despite section 249(3) of the Act coming into force in accordance with article 2, until the commencement of section 249(1) of the Act, any reference in paragraph 3A of Schedule 1 to the Education Act 1996 (inserted by section 249(3) of the Act) to a “short stay school” or “short stay schools” is to be read as a reference to a “pupil referral unit” or “pupil referral units” respectively.