# Education and Skills Act 2008, Section 147: Approval of independent schools: consequential amendments

Extent: E+W

(1) Section 349 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) (variation of trust deeds by order) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)—
(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) omit “or 347”.
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) Section 483A of that Act (city colleges and academies: special educational needs) is amended as follows.
(5) For subsection (3)(a) and (b) substitute—
“(a) the statement is maintained by a local authority in England, or
(b) the statement is maintained by a local authority in Wales and the Welsh Ministers consent to the child being educated at the school.”
(6) In subsection (4) of that section for “The Secretary of State” substitute “ The appropriate national authority ”.
(7) At the end of that section add—
“(6A) In subsection (4) “the appropriate national authority” means—
(a) in relation to a school in England, the Secretary of State;
(b) in relation to a school in Wales, the Welsh Ministers.”
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/147 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008/section-147
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