# The Education (Transition to New Framework) (School Organisation Proposals) Regulations 1999, Regulation 6: Proposals under section 268 of the 1996 Act


Where before 1st April 1999 the funding authority have published proposals under section 268(2) of the 1996 Act (proposals by funding authority for discontinuance of a grant-maintained school) which have not been determined before 1st April 1999, sections 268(6) and (7) and 269 of the 1996 Act shall continue to apply in relation to such proposals but–
(a) all such proposals shall require the approval of the Secretary of State (despite section 269(2)); and
(b) the Secretary of State may only approve the proposals if the local education authority which maintains the school consent and otherwise he shall reject them.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/704/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-transition-to-new-framework-school-organisation-proposals-regulations-1999/regulation-6
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