# The Harbour School Order 2007, Introduction: Introductory text


EDUCATION, ENGLAND
Made 11th November 2007
Laid before Parliament 19th November 2007
Coming into force 17th December 2007
The Council of the City of Portsmouth (“the authority”) being a qualifying body for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Education Act 2002 (“the Act”) have, in accordance with section 4(2) of the Act, consulted such persons as appear to them to be appropriate before making their application for this order in relation to the New Harbour School (“the School”);
It is the opinion of the Secretary of State—
(a) pursuant to section 1(1)(a) of the Act, having regard to the matters set out in section 1(2), that the implementation of the provisions of this Order may contribute to the raising of educational standards in England;
(b) pursuant to section 2(1)(d) of the Act, that the modifications made by this Order in relation to the authority and other qualifying bodies are consequential upon the relaxation in article 3;
(c) pursuant to section 2(5) of the Act, that this Order is not likely to have a detrimental effect on the education of children with special educational needs.
In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by section 2(1) of the Act, the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, on the application of the authority, makes the following Order:

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3205/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/harbour-school-order-2007/introduction
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