Section 186 Maintained special school becoming grant-maintained special school.I1

England and Wales

(1)

Regulations may make provision for maintained special schools, or any class or description of such schools, to cease to be maintained by the local education authority and become grant-maintained special schools.

(2)

Regulations shall require, before a maintained special school becomes a grant-maintained special school in pursuance of the regulations—

(a)

the submission to the Secretary of State of proposals for the purpose by the governing body of the school, and

(b)

the approval of such proposals, as originally submitted or as modified by the Secretary of State (whether before or after they are approved).

(3)

If the proposals are so approved, a governing body of the school shall be incorporated in accordance with Schedule 11 to this Act on the date of approval (referred to in this Part of this Act as the “incorporation date”).

(4)

Regulations made for the purposes of this section may apply any provision of—

(a)

Chapter II, III or V of Part II of this Act,

(b)

section 184 of this Act, or

(c)

section 273 of this Act,

with or without modification.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 186 wholly in force at 1.4.1994; s. 186 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 308(3); s. 186(1)(2)(4) in force at 3.3.1994 and s. 186(3) in force at 1.4.1994 by S.I. 1994/507, arts. 2, 4, Sch. 1, Sch. 2

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F1: Act repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt.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 Part III

Modifications

C1

Pt. III (ss. 156-191) applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (9.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1084, reg. 5

Pt. III (ss. 156-191) modified (E.W.)(28.7.1994) by S.I. 1994/2038, art. 3, Sch. 4 para. 2(6)