# Education Act 1996, Paragraph 3A

Extent: E+W

Regulations may also—
(a) require a local authority in England to obtain the consent of the Secretary of State, in specified circumstances, to the closure of a pupil referral unit ;
(b) confer a power on the Secretary of State to give directions to a local authority in England about the exercise of—
(i) their functions under section 19;
(ii) their functions under any enactment applied to pupil referral units (with or without modifications) by regulations under paragraph 3;
(iii) any other function connected with pupil referral units ;
(c) require a local authority to comply with such directions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/schedule/1/paragraph/3A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-1/paragraph-3A
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