# Education Act 1996, Paragraph 3


(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the appeal committee shall meet to consider an appeal—
(a) within the period ending with the 15th school day after the day on which the appeal is lodged, or
(b) if the governing body have determined a shorter period, within that period.
(2) The governing body may extend the period within which the appeal committee are to consider an appeal where—
(a) the relevant person requests them to do so; and
(b) they are satisfied that the circumstances are exceptional and justify the period under sub-paragraph (1) being extended.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/schedule/25A/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-25A/paragraph-3
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.