Section 196 Choice of school: child with statement of special educational needs.

England and Wales

C1(1)

Subsections (2) and (3) below apply where a local education authority are required by virtue of section 192(3) of this Act to serve a school attendance order in respect of a child for whom they maintain a statement under section 168 of this Act.

(2)

Where the statement specifies the name of a school that school shall be named in the order.

(3)

Where the statement does not specify the name of a school—

(a)

the authority shall, in accordance with paragraph 10 of Schedule 10 to this Act, amend the statement so that it specifies the name of a school, and

(b)

that school shall then be named in the order.

C2(4)

Where—

(a)

a school attendance order is in force in respect of a child for whom the local education authority maintain a statement under section 168 of this Act, and

(b)

the name of the school specified in the statement is changed,

the local education authority shall amend the order accordingly.

Annotations

Modifications

C1: S. 196(1)-(3) excluded (28.7.1994) by S.I. 1994/2038, art. 3, Sch. 4 para. 9(2)(b)
C2: S. 196(4) excluded (28.7.1994) by S.I. 1994/2038, art. 3, Sch. 4 para. 10(2)(b)

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F1: Act repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt.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