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Paragraph 21 F1

England and Wales

(1)

“School” means—

(a)

a maintained school as defined by section 20(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

(b)

an independent school as defined by section 463 of the Education Act 1996 entered on a register of independent schools kept under section 158 of the Education Act 2002;

(c)

an independent educational institution within section 92(1)(b) of the Education and Skills Act 2008 entered on a register of independent educational institutions kept under section 95 of that Act;

(d)

a pupil referral unit as defined by section 19 F2or 19A of the Education Act 1996;

(e)

an alternative provision Academy within the meaning of section 1C(3) of the Academies Act 2010, other than an independent school as defined by section 463 of the Education Act 1996;

(f)

a school approved under section 342 of the Education Act 1996 (non-maintained special schools);

(g)

a 16 to 19 Academy within the meaning of section 1B(3) of the Academies Act 2010;

(h)

a sixth form college as defined by section 91(3A) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992; and

(i)

a maintained nursery school as defined by section 22(9) of the Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998.

(2)

“School proprietor” means—

(a)

in relation to a school (other than a pupil referral unit or a sixth form college), the person or body of persons responsible for the management of the school,

(b)

in relation to a pupil referral unit—

(i)

the committee which is established to act as the management committee for that unit by virtue of paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Education Act 1996, or

(ii)

if there is no such committee, the local authority (as defined by section 579(1) of that Act) which maintains that unit,

(c)

in relation to a sixth form college, the sixth form college corporation as defined in section 90(1) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

(3)

In relation to a school, “premises” includes any detached playing fields.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Sch. 1 paras. 19-21 and cross-headings inserted (6.4.2015) by The Legislative Reform (Entertainment Licensing) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/3253), arts. 1(1), 4

F2

Words in Sch. 1 para. 21(1)(d) inserted (30.4.2021) by Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 4), s. 84(1), Sch. 2 para. 48 (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2022/111, regs. 1, 3)