Section 142 InterpretationI1

For section 337 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) (special schools) and the italic heading preceding it substitute—

“Interpretation

Special schools

337

A school is a special school if—

(a)

it is specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with special educational needs, and

(b)

in the case of a school that is not maintained by a F1local authority, it is approved under section 342.

Interpretation of Chapter

337A

In this Chapter—

• “a non-maintained special school” means a school that is approved under section 342;

• “the appropriate national authority” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a school in England, the Secretary of State;

  2. (b)

     in relation to a school in Wales, the Welsh Ministers.”

Section 342 of that Act (approval of non-maintained special schools) is amended as follows.

In subsection (1)—

In subsection (5)(a) for “Secretary of State” substitute “ appropriate national authority ”.