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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1993-commencement-no-3-and-transitional-provisions-order-1994/schedule-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1994/507",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1993 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1994",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1993-commencement-no-3-and-transitional-provisions-order-1994",
  "path": "schedule/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST APRIL 1994",
  "text": "Provisions of the Act\nSubject matter of provisions\nSection 159.\nDuty of local education authorities to review arrangements for special educational provision.\nSection 161(1) to (4).\nDuties of governing bodies etc.in relation to pupils with special educational needs.\nSection 162.\nProvision of goods and services in connection with special educational needs.\nSection 163.\nSpecial educational provision otherwise than in schools.\nSection 166(4).\nPower to make regulations in connection with the duty imposed on District Health Authorities and local authorities under that section.\nSection 180(4).\nPower to make regulations with respect to the proceedings of the Special Educational Needs Tribunal.\nSection 182 (for all remaining purposes).\nSpecial schools.\nSection 183.\nEstablishment, etc.of maintained or grant-maintained special schools.\nSection 184.\nProcedure for dealing with proposals under section 183 of the Act.\nSection 185.\nApproval of premises of maintained or grant-maintained special schools.\nSection 186(3).\nIncorporation of the governing body of a school approved to become a grant-maintained special school.\nSection 188.\nApproval of special schools.\nSection 189.\nApproval of independent schools as suitable for the admission of children with statements of special educational needs.\nSection 191.\nVariation of trust deeds etc.by\nSection 217(2).\nProhibition on a maintained special school becoming a grant-maintained special school.\nSection 229 (for all remaining purposes).\nAmendments to section 12 of the Education Act1980 (establishment and alteration of county schools by local education authorities).\nSection 230 (for all remaining purposes).\nAmendments to section 13 of the Education Act 1980 (establishment and alteration of county schools by local education authorities).\nSection 231.\nNursery education in grant-maintained schools.\nSection 232.\nPower of Secretary of State to direct that proposals be brought forward to remedy excessive provision in schools.\nSection 233.\nPower of Secretary of State to direct that proposals be brought forward for additional provision in maintained schools.\nSection 234.\nPublication of proposals by the Secretary of State.\nSection 235.\nPublic inquiry into proposals.\nSection 236.\nAdoption of proposals by the Secretary of State and approval of related proposals.\nSection 237.\nProvisions supplementary to sections 232 to 236 of the Act.\nSection 253.\nChange of name of the Curriculum Council for Wales.\nSection 254.\nDuty to reconvene conference on agreed syllabus of religious education.\nSection 255.\nDuty of local education authorities to constitute a new standing advisory council on religious education.\nSection 256.\nReconsideration of agreed syllabus.\nSection 257.\nPower of Secretary of State to direct standing advisory councils on religious education to revoke a determination or discharge a duty.\nSection 258.\nAccess to documents and meetings of standing advisory councils on religious education and conferences on agreed syllabus of religious education.\nSection 272.\nPower of governing bodies of county schools to propose change of character etc.\nSection 273.\nPower to make and deal with proposals in the case of schools eligible for grant-maintained status.\nSection 278(6).\nGrants for teacher training etc.\nSection 289.\nTeachers' pay and conditions: special provisions for teachers on transfer of employment to maintained and grant-maintained schools.\nSection 295.\nProvision by local education authorities of goods and services to grant-maintained and grant-maintained special schools.\nSection 296.\nAbolition of requirement to establish education committees.\nSection 297.\nPower of Secretary of State to direct appointment of members of committees of local authorities.\nSection 304.\nMeaning of “school” in the Education Acts.\nSchedule 1.\nSupplementary provisions relating to the funding authorities established under Part I of the Act.\nSchedule 2.\nDistribution of functions where an order is made under section 12 of the Act.\nPart II of Schedule 3.\nProposals for the establishment of new grant-maintained schools.\nSchedule 8.\nCore governors for groups of grant-maintained schools.\nParagraph 3 of Schedule 9, and section 167(5) so far as it relates thereto.\nPower to make regulations as to the manner and timing of assessments under section 167 of the Act.\nParagraphs 5(3), 7 and 8(5) of Schedule 10, and section 168(7) so far as it relates thereto.\nPower to make regulations relating statements under section 168 of the Act.\nSchedule 11 (for all remaining purposes).\nGovernment and conduct of grant-maintained special schools.\nSchedule 15.\nAmendments consequential on section 253 of the Act.\nParagraphs 6, 9, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20(b), 21, 23(b), 26, 27, 34 (for all remaining purposes), 38, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 55(a), 57, 59, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 70, 73, 76, 77(b), 79, 81, 82 (for the purpose of omiting sections 2(4) to (7), 3, 11(2) and (3), 12, 13 and 14 of, and paragraphs 1(3) and 4 of Schedule 1 and paragraphs 1, 2, 10 and 13 of Schedule 3 to, the Education Act 1981), 85, 86, 87(b), 89, 90 (for all remaining purposes), 91, 92, 93, 94, 99, 100, 101(b), 102, 105, 106, 108, 109(b)(ii), (c) and (d), 110, 111, 113(a), 114, 115, 116, 117, 125(b), 126 (for all remaining purposes), 127, 128, 129, 130 (for all remaining purposes), 136, 137 (for all remaining purposes) 138 (for all remaining purposes), 140, 142, 145 (for the purpose of omitting paragraphs 26 and 33 of Schedule 12 to the Education Reform Act 1988), 156, 157, 158, 159, 161, 163(b), 167(a), 168, 169, 171, 172 and 173(1)(a) of Schedule 19, and section 307(1) so far as it relates thereto.\nMinor and consequential amendments.\nParagraphs 2 and 4 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.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1980 c. 20."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "1981 c. 61."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "1988 c. 40."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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