Paragraph 4

England and Wales

(1)

The governing body of a grant-maintained special school may, with the consent of the Secretary of State—

(a)

make new articles of government in place of the existing articles for the school, or

(b)

modify the existing articles for the school.

(2)

The Secretary of State may by a direction under this paragraph require the governing bodies of grant-maintained special schools or any class of such schools specified in the direction or the governing body of any particular grant-maintained special school so specified to modify their articles of government in any manner so specified.

(3)

Before giving a direction under this paragraph, the Secretary of State shall consult the governing body or (as the case may be) each governing body to which the direction applies.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt. I (with savings in ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39); Sch. 13 paras. 6, 7 as saved continued (1.9.1999) by S.I. 1999/2267, reg. 2(2); and s. 154(4) expressed to be amended (11.9.1998) by 1998 c. 18, ss. 54(1), 55(2), Sch. 3 para. 25 (which amendment fell (1.4.1999) by reason of the repeal of the said Sch. 3 para. 25 by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(3), Sch. 31; S.I. 1999/1016, art. 2(1), Sch. 1)

Notes on Schedule 11

Modifications

C1: Sch. 11 excluded (9.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1084, reg. 7
C2: SCh. 11 applied with modification (1.10.1994) by S.I. 1994/2281, art. 4