# Education Act 1996, Paragraph 10

Extent: E+W

For the purposes of this Schedule, references to the discontinuance of a school are—
(a) to the local education authority ceasing to maintain it in accordance with proposals under section 167 (discontinuance of county or voluntary schools) or section 339 (discontinuance of special schools), or
(b) to its discontinuance under section 173 (discontinuance by governors of voluntary schools).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/schedule/7/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/schedule-7/paragraph-10
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