# The Education Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2002, Paragraph 2: Nursery education, special schools and children with statements


Despite the coming into force of paragraph 12 of Schedule 4 to the 2002 Act, in relation to the amendment of section 98 of the 1998 Act,
(a) the amendment made by sub-paragraph (2) shall not have effect in relation to the admission of a child to a maintained school for nursery education for any school year earlier than the 2004-05 school year;
(b) the amendments made by sub-paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) shall not have effect in relation to the admission of a child to–
(i) a maintained school for nursery education, or (as the case may be)
(ii) a maintained nursery school,
for any school year earlier than the 2003-04 school year; and
(c) the amendment made by sub-paragraph (6) shall not have effect in relation to the admission to a maintained school of a child for whom a statement is maintained under section 324 of the 1996 Act for any school year earlier than the 2004-05 school year.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2952/schedule/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2002-commencement-no-3-and-savings-and-transitional-provisions-order-2002/schedule/paragraph-2
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