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Section 32 Responsibility for fixing dates of terms and holidays and times of sessions: EnglandF7I1I2C1C2C3

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

In the case of a community, voluntary controlled or community special school F1in England or a maintained nursery school in England —

(a)

the F2local authority shall determine the dates when the school terms and holidays are to begin and end, and

C4(b)

F3...the governing body shall determine the times of the school sessions.

(2)

In the case of a foundation, voluntary aided or foundation special school F4in England the governing body shall determine—

(a)

the dates and times when the school terms and holidays are to begin and end, and

(b)

F5... the times of the school sessions.

(3)

Regulations may make provision—

(a)

as to the procedure to be followed where the governing body of a school within subsection (1) propose to make any change in the time of the school sessions;

(b)

as to the implementation of any such proposal;

(c)

for enabling the local authority to determine, for any purposes of the regulations, whether any person is to be treated as a parent of a registered pupil at the school.

(4)

In this section “the times of the school sessions” means the times at which each of the school sessions (or, if there is only one, the school session) is to begin and end on any day.

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 32(1) inserted (14.7.2014) by Education (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 5), s. 50(4), Sch. 3 para. 1(2)(a)(i); S.I. 2014/1605, art. 2(d)

F2

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), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 11(2)

F3

Words in s. 32(1)(b) omitted (14.7.2014) by virtue of Education (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 5), s. 50(4), Sch. 3 para. 1(2)(a)(ii); S.I. 2014/1605, art. 2(d)

F4

Words in s. 32(2) inserted (14.7.2014) by Education (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 5), s. 50(4), Sch. 3 para. 1(2)(b)(i); S.I. 2014/1605, art. 2(d)

F5

Words in s. 32(2)(b) omitted (14.7.2014) by virtue of Education (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 5), s. 50(4), Sch. 3 para. 1(2)(b)(ii); S.I. 2014/1605, art. 2(d)

F6

S. 32(5)-(10) omitted (14.7.2014) by virtue of Education (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 5), s. 50(4), Sch. 3 para. 1(2)(c); S.I. 2014/1605, art. 2(d)

F7

S. 32 heading substituted (14.7.2014) by Education (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 5), s. 50(4), Sch. 3 para. 1(2)(d); S.I. 2014/1605, art. 2(d)

Modifications

C1

S. 32 applied (with modifications) (1.9.2005) by The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2039), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 9

C2

S. 32 applied (with modifications) (23.4.2007) by The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1069), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 9

C3

S. 32 applied (with modifications) (1.2.2008) by The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/2979), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 17

C4

S. 32(1)(b) modified (31.3.2004) by The Blackburn with Darwen (Maintained Nursery School Governance) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/657), arts. 1(1), 3(g)

Commencement

I1

S. 32 in force at 1.9.2003 except in relation to W. by S.I. 2003/1667, art. 4

I2

S. 32 in force at 1.9.2004 for W. by S.I. 2004/1728, art. 5, Sch. Pt. 2