Article 3 Transitional Provision

Despite the amendment made by paragraph 2(5) of Schedule 1 to the Act, the definition of “funded nursery education” in section 23(5) of the Education Act 1997^f1 (as inserted by paragraph 1(6) of Schedule 17 to the Education Act 2002^f2) continues to have effect for the purposes of subsection (1) of that section until the coming into force of paragraph 2(2) and (4) of Schedule 1 to the Act.