# Education Act 2002, Paragraph 6: Education Act 1996 (c. 56)


(1) The Education Act 1996 has effect subject to the following amendments.
(2) In section 2 (definition of “secondary education” etc), in subsection (2A)(a), after “local authority” there is inserted “ or is an Academy ”.
(3) In section 316 (children with special educational needs), in subsection (4)(b)(iii), for “a city academy” there is substituted “ an Academy ”.
(4) In section 483A (special educational needs)—
(a) in subsection (2)(b), for “a city academy” there is substituted “ an Academy ”, and
(b) subsection (7) shall cease to have effect.
(5) In section 537 (power to require information), in subsection (7)(b), for “city academy” there is substituted “ Academy ”.
(6) In section 541 (power to require provision of information), in subsection (1)(b), for “city academy” there is substituted “ Academy ”.
(7) In section 550B (detention), in subsection (2)(c), for “city academy” there is substituted “ Academy ”.
(8) In section 580 (index), at the appropriate place in the table there is inserted—
“
Academy
section 482
”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/32/schedule/7/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2002/schedule-7/paragraph-6
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