Regulation 9 Transitional exemption orders under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975

(1)

This Regulation shall apply in the case of—

(a)

a special school which is a single-sex establishment within the meaning of section 26(1) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975;

(b)

a special school which falls within section 26(2) of that Act;

(c)

a further education establishment which is a single-sex establishment within the meaning aforesaid other than an establishment designated under section 24(1) of that Act in respect of which grants are payable under section 100(1)(b) of the Education Act 1944.

(2)

On the application of the responsible body (within the meaning of section 27 of the said Act of 1975) of such a school or further education establishment, the Secretary of State may make a transitional exemption order authorising discriminatory admissions thereto during a period specified in the order.

(3)

An application for such an order shall, in the case of a special school, specify whether it falls within paragraph (1)(a) or (b) and, in the case of either a special school or a further education establishment, specify—

(a)

the transitional period during which the applicants propose that discriminatory admissions should be authorised by the order;

(b)

the stages, by which the applicants propose that the school or establishment should move to a position where section 16 of the said Act of 1975 ceases to apply to it, and

(c)

any other matters relevant to the terms and operation of the order applied for.