Regulation 5 Manner of publication of proposals

(1)

This regulation prescribes for the purposes of section 31(3)(b) and for the purposes of paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 6 and paragraph 5(2)(b) of Schedule 7 (in both cases where the proposals relate to a maintained special school) the manner of publication of proposals required to be published under section 31, paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 6 or paragraph 5 of Schedule 7.

(2)

Any proposals for the establishment of a school shall be published in at least one newspaper circulating in the area of the local education authority who it is proposed should maintain the school.

(3)

Any proposals for the making of a prescribed alteration to a school or for the discontinuance of the school shall be published–

(a)

in at least one newspaper circulating in the area of the local education who maintain the school; and

(b)

by being posted at or near the main entrance to the school or, if there is more than one main entrance, all of them.

(4)

Any proposals that paragraph 5(1) of Schedule 6 (requirement to implement proposals) should cease to apply in relation to proposals published under section 31 shall be published–

(a)

in at least one newspaper circulating in the same area as that in which the newspaper in which the original proposals were published circulated; and

(b)

where the proposals relate to an existing school, by being posted at or near the main entrance to the school, or, if there is more than one main entrance, all of them.