{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/section-533",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996/section-533.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1996/56",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1996",
  "path": "section/533",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "533",
  "heading": "Functions of governing bodies of maintained schools with respect to provision of school meals etc.",
  "text": "(1) The governing body of any school maintained by a local authority shall—\n(a) afford the authority such facilities as they require to enable them to perform their functions under section 512, and\n(b) allow the authority to make such use of the premises and equipment of the school, and such alterations to the school buildings, as the authority consider necessary for that purpose.\n(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall require the governing body of any such school to incur any expenditure.\n(3) Where the governing body of a school which has a delegated budget (within the meaning of Part II of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998) provide pupils or other persons who receive education at the school with milk, meals or other refreshment, they may charge for anything so provided.\n(3A) Where the governing body of a school in England exercise the power to charge under subsection (3), the price they charge for an item must not exceed the cost of providing that item.\n(4) Where the governing body of a school exercise the power to charge under subsection (3), they must charge every person the same price for the same quantity of the same item.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 7(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 7(4)(5))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 533(2) substituted (1.4.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1), Sch. 30 para. 148(a) (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/1016, art. 2(1), Sch. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 533(3) inserted (1.4.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1), Sch. 30 para. 148(b) (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/1016, art. 2(1), Sch. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 533(3) substituted (8.11.2006) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 87(2)(a), 188(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "S. 533(3A) inserted (1.2.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 35(3)(a), 82(3); S.I. 2012/84, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 533(3A) omitted (4.5.2013) by virtue of School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1), ss. 91(3)(a), 100(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "S. 533(4) omitted (4.5.2013) by virtue of School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1), ss. 91(3)(b), 100(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "S. 533(4) inserted (8.11.2006) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 87(2)(b), 188(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Word in s. 533 heading substituted (8.11.2006) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 87(2)(c), 188(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/56/section/533",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:29:40.627017+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}