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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1993-commencement-no-2-and-transitional-provisions-order-1993/schedule-1",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1993/3106",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1993 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1993-commencement-no-2-and-transitional-provisions-order-1993",
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  "number": "1",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST JANUARY 1994",
  "text": "Provisions of the Act\nSubject matter of provisions\nSection 22(1), (2)(a) and (b)Meaning of grant-maintained and (3) (save that subsectionschool. (2)(b) is only brought into force for the purpose of defining the expression “proposals for the establishment of a new grant-maintained school”).\nMeaning of grant-maintained school.\nSection 23.\nSchools eligible for grant-maintained status.\nSection 25.\nInitiation of procedure for acquisition of grant-maintained status: by resolution of the governing body.\nSection 26.\nInitiation of procedure for acquisition of grant-maintained status: by parental request.\nSection 27.\nInformation as to parents of registered pupils.\nSection 28.\nBallot of parents.\nSection 29.\nPersons eligible to vote in ballot.\nSection 30.\nSecond ballot to be held if insufficient votes cast or there is a tie.\nSection 31.\nPower to declare ballot void for irregularity.\nSection 32.\nPublication of proposals for acquisition of grant-maintained status.\nSection 33.\nWithdrawal, approval or rejection of such proposals.\nSection 34.\nIncorporation of governing body of a grant-maintained school.\nSection 35.\nExercise of powers before proposed date of implementation.\nSection 36(1) and (2).\nExpenses in connection with proposals for acquisition of grant-maintained status.\nSection 37.\nInterpretation of Chapter II of Part II of the Act.\nSection 38.\nTransfer of property etc.to the governing body of a grant-maintained school.\nSection 39.\nTransfer of staff to the governing body of a grant-maintained school.\nSection 40.\nMeaning of “pending” in relation to the procedure for acquisition of grant-maintained status.\nSection 41.\nControl of disposals of land.\nSection 42.\nWrongful disposals of land.\nSection 43.\nControl of contracts.\nSection 44.\nWrongful contracts.\nSection 45.\nRestrictions on change of purpose for which property may be used or held.\nSection 46.\nRestrictions on staff changes.\nSection 47(5) to (9).\nSupplementary provisions about transfers.\nSection 55.\nConstitution of the governing body of a grant-maintained school and conduct of such a school.\nSection 56.\nInitial instruments and articles of government.\nSection 57.\nSubsequent instruments of government.\nSection 58.\nSubsequent articles of government.\nSection 59.\nCategories of governors.\nSection 60.\nParent governors.\nSection 61.\nTeacher governors.\nSection 62.\nHead teacher.\nSection 63.\nFirst governors.\nSection 64.\nPower of Secretary of State to replace first governors.\nSection 65.\nFoundation governors.\nSection 66.\nSponsor governors.\nSection 67.\nAdditional governors.\nSection 71.\nDetermination of initial parent and teacher governors.\nSection 72.\nSection 71 of the Act: supplementary provisions.\nSection 73.\nDetermination of initial first or foundation governors.\nSection 74.\nReplacement of proposed initial parent and teacher governors before incorporation.\nSection 75.\nReplacement of proposed initial first or foundation governors before incorporation.\nSection 76.\nElections and appointments required for determining initial governors of an elected category: supplementary provisions.\nSection 77.\nInitial sponsor governors.\nSection 79.\nSaving for defects in selection or nomination of governors.\nSection 80.\nInterpretation of Chapter V of Part II of the Act.\nSection 92.\nLoans to governing bodies of grant-maintained schools.\nSection 136(1) and (3).\nVariation of trust deeds etc. by order of the Secretary of State.\nSection 137.\nModification of instruments relating to land held for the purposes of voluntary schools.\nSection 152.\nManner of giving notification to governing body.\nSection 153(1), (2) and (4).\nProvision of information by the governing body of a grant-maintained school.\nSection 155.\nInterpretation of Part II of the Act.\nSection 156.\nDefinition of special educational needs and special educational provision.\nSection 157.\nCode of practice relating to functions under Part III of the Act.\nSection 158.\nProcedure for making and approval of the code of practice.\nSection 161(5).\nInclusion in annual report of prescribed information about the governing body’s policy for pupils with special educational needs.\nSection 177(2) to (6).\nAppointment of persons to serve on the Special Educational Needs Tribunal (“the Tribunal”).\nSection 178.\nThe President of the Tribunal and the members of the panels.\nSection 179.\nRemuneration and expenses for members of the Tribunal.\nSection 180(1) and (2).\nTribunal procedure.\nSection 181.\nSupervision of and appeals from the Tribunal.\nSection 213.\nSchools to which sections 214 to 217 of the Act apply.\nSection 214.\nAppointment of additional governors.\nSection 215.\nSuspension of right to delegated budget.\nSection 216.\nGrouping and de-grouping of schools.\nSection 217(1).\nProhibition on ballot under Part II of the Act.\nSection 218.\nPower to establish education associations.\nSection 219.\nSupervision of education associations by the Secretary of State.\nSection 220.\nTransfer by order of responsibility for conducting a school to an education association.\nSection 221.\nEffect of an order under section 220 of the Act.\nSection 222.\nFunctions of education associations.\nSection 223.\nConduct of schools conducted by an education association.\nSection 227.\nReport showing school no longer requires special measures.\nSection 228(1) to (3).\nRegulations for the purposes of Chapter II of Part V of the Act.\nSection 238.\nIncorporation of governing bodies of county, voluntary and maintained special schools.\nSection 239.\nPowers of incorporated governing bodies.\nSection 246.\nDissolution of the National Curriculum Council and the School Examinations and Assessment Council.\nSection 266.\nLay members for admission appeal committees.\nSection 267.\nDuty to advertise for lay members for appeal committees.\nSection 268.\nIndemnity costs and expenses of members of appeal committees.\nSection 271.\nSponsor governors for voluntary aided secondary schools.\nSection 274.\nRevision of schemes for financing schools maintained by local education authorities.\nSection 275.\nPublication and auditing of financial statements.\nSection 276.\nApplication of schemes to special schools.\nSection 281.\nGrants by Secretary of State in respect of voluntary aided and special agreement schools.\nSection 287.\nReligious educational trusts: adoption of statutory trusts.\nSection 288.\nReligious educational trusts: supplementary provisions.\nSection 290.\nIndependent schools: employment of teachers etc.\nSection 291.\nTraining for unqualified teachers in city technology colleges and city colleges for the technology of the arts.\nSection 292.\nIndependent schools that are children’s homes.\nSection 299.\nStamp duty.\nSection 300.\nPublication of guidance.\nPart I of Schedule 3.\nProposals for acquisition of grant-maintained status.\nSchedule 4.\nAcquisition of grant-maintained status: exercise of powers before incorporation.\nSchedule 5.\nGoverning bodies of grant-maintained schools.\nSchedule 6.\nContent of articles of government for grant-maintained schools.\nSchedule 7.\nCategories of governors.\nParagraph 14 of Schedule 11, and section 182(4) so far as it relates thereto.\nGovernment and conduct ofgrant-maintained special schools: general application of enactments.\nSchedule 12.\nEducation associations.\nSchedule 13.\nIncorporated governing bodies for county voluntary and maintained special schools.\nSchedule 16.\nSchool admission appeals.\nSchedule 17.\nUniform statutory trusts for educational endowments.\nParagraphs 7, 22, 23(a) (for all remaining purposes), 24(a)(iv) and (b), 29, 39, 55(b), 82 (for the purpose of repealing section 1 of the Education Act 1981), 83, 90 (to the extent that it provides for section 9(5) of the Education (No.2) Act 1986 to have effect as if the transfer of a school to a new site in pursuance of section 16(1A)(c) of the Education Act 1980 were an alteration of the kind mentioned in subsection (5) of that section), 109(a), (b)(i) and (e), 118(a) and (e), 123, 126 (for the purpose of omitting sections 52(3) to (9), 53 to 56, 58 to 72, 74 to 78, 104(1)(a), (b) and (f) to (h), 104(2), and the definition of “incorporation date” in section 104(3), of the 1988 Act), 130 (for the purpose of omitting “52(4)”from section 119(2) of the 1988 Act), 133, 134, 135, 137 (for the purpose of omitting “section 74 (taken with Schedule 10)” from section 230(1) of the 1988 Act), 138(a) and (b)(ii) , 138(b)(i) (for the purpose of omitting “58(2), 59(1)” and “102” from section 232(2) of the 1988 Act), 139(a)(ii) , (b) and (c), 143, 144, 150, 153, 162, 163(a) and (c), 164, 165, 166, 167(b) and 174 of Schedule 19, and section 307(1) so far as it relates thereto.\nMinor and consequential amendments.\nParagraphs 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7 of Schedule 20, and section 307(2) so far as it relates thereto.\nTransitional provisions and savings.\nSchedule 21, in so far as it relates to the repeals set out in the Appendix to this Schedule, and section 307(3) so far as it relates thereto.\nRepeals.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1981 c. 60."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1986 c. 61."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1980 c. 20; subsection (1A) of section 16 was revised by paragraph 78 of Schedule 19 to the Act."
    }
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