# Education Act 1996, Paragraph 2


(1) For the purposes of applying (in accordance with this Schedule) sections 101 to 122 and Part I of Schedule 11 in relation to new schools which will be county or voluntary schools—
(a) references to a school conducted by a governing body shall be read as including a new school which has a temporary governing body, and
(b) other references to the governing body of a school shall be read as including the temporary governing body of a new school.
(2) For those purposes—
(b) references to a county or voluntary school maintained by a local authority , and
(b) references, in a context referring to a local authority, to county and voluntary schools,
shall be read as including a new school which on implementation of the relevant proposals will be a county or voluntary school maintained by the authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/schedule/12/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-12/paragraph-2
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