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Section 90 Reference of objections to Welsh Ministers.F36I1C1

England and Wales

(1)

Where—

(a)

admission arrangements have been determined by an admission authority under section 89(4), but

F1(b)

an appropriate body wishes to make an objection about those arrangements, and

(c)

the objection does not fall within any description of objections prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph,

that body may refer the objection to F2the Welsh Ministers.

(2)

Where—

(a)

admission arrangements have been determined by an admission authority under section 89(4), but

(b)

any parent of a prescribed description wishes to make an objection about those arrangements, and

(c)

the objection falls within any description of objections prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph,

that person may refer the objection to F3the Welsh Ministers.

F4(2A)

Where any objection is referred to the Welsh Ministers, they shall decide whether, and (if so) to what extent, the objection should be upheld.

F5(3)

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(4)

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(5)

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F6(5A)

Where F7the Welsh Ministers are required by virtue of F8(2A) to decide whether to uphold an objection to admission arrangements, F9they may consider whether it would be appropriate for changes to be made to any aspect of the admission arrangements, whether or not they would be required to do so for the purpose of determining the objection.

(5B)

In the case of any objection referred to F10them under this section, F11the Welsh Ministers must publish a report containing the following—

(a)

F12their decision on the objection,

(b)

any decision F13they have made on whether it would be appropriate for changes to be made to the admission arrangements, whether in the light of F14their decision on the objection or otherwise,

F15(c)

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(d)

F16their reasons for the decisions mentioned in paragraphs (a) F17and (b).

(5C)

Where F18the Welsh Ministers decide that it would be appropriate for changes to be made to the admission arrangements, F19their decision may specify the modifications that are to be made to the arrangements.

F20(6)

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(7)

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(8)

F21The decisions of F22the Welsh Ministers mentioned in subsection (5B)(a) and (b) shall, in relation to the admission arrangements in question, be binding on the admission authority and on all persons by whom an objection may be made under subsection (1) or (2); and, if the Welsh MinistersF23have decided that it would be appropriate for changes to be made to the admission arrangements, those arrangements shall forthwith be revised by the admission authority in such a way as to give effect to the decision.

(9)

Regulations may make provision—

(a)

as to any conditions which must be satisfied before—

(i)

an objection can be referred to F24the Welsh Ministers under subsection (1) or (2), or

(ii)

F25the Welsh MinistersF26are required to determine an objection referred to them under subsection (2);

(b)

prescribing the steps which may be taken by an admission authority where an objection has been referred to F27the Welsh Ministers under subsection (1) or (2) but has not yet been determined;

F28(ba)

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(c)

as to the manner in which F29a report required to be published under subsection (5B) is to be published;

(d)

requiring such matters to be notified to such persons, and in such manner, as may be prescribed;

(e)

prohibiting or restricting the reference under subsection (1) or (2), within such period following a decision by F30the Welsh Ministers under this section as may be prescribed, of any objection raising the same (or substantially the same) issues in relation to the admission arrangements of the school in question;

(f)

prescribing circumstances in which an admission authority may revise the admission arrangements for their school in the light of any decision by F31the Welsh Ministers relating to the admission arrangements for another school, and the procedure to be followed in such a case.

F32(10)

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F33(11)

In this section, “appropriate body” means, in relation to the admission arrangements determined by an admission authority—

(a)

any body or person whom the admission authority were required to consult under subsection (2) of section 89, or would but for subsection (2A) of that section have been required to consult, F34...

F35(b)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 90(1)(b) substituted (27.2.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 41(8)(a), 188(3); S.I. 2006/3400, art. 7(a)

F2

Words in s. 90(1) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(3); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F3

Words in s. 90(2) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(3); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F4

S. 90(2A) inserted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(4); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F5

S. 90(3)-(5) repealed (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(5), Sch. 2; S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)(e)

F6

S. 90(5A)-(5C) inserted (27.2.2007 for E., 30.6.2008 for W.) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 47(2), 188(3); S.I. 2006/3400, art. 6(d); S.I. 2008/1429, art. 3(1), Sch. Pt. 1

F7

Words in s. 90(5A) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(6)(a) (with s. 167(2)); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F8

Word in s. 90(5A) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(6)(b); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F9

Word in s. 90(5A) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(6)(c); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F10

Word in s. 90(5B) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(7)(a); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F11

Words in s. 90(5B) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(7)(b) (with s. 167(2)); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F12

Word in s. 90(5B)(a) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(7)(c); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F13

Words in s. 90(5B)(b) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(7)(d); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F14

Word in s. 90(5B)(b) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(7)(c); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F15

S. 90(5B)(c) repealed (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(7)(e), Sch. 2; S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)(e)

F16

Word in s. 90(5B)(d) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(7)(c); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F17

Words in s. 90(5B)(d) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(7)(f); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F18

Words in s. 90(5C) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(8)(a) (with s. 167(2)); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F19

Word in s. 90(5C) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(8)(b); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F20

S. 90(6)(7) repealed (27.2.2007 for E., 30.6.2008 for W.) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 47(3), 188(3), Sch. 18 Pt. 6; S.I. 2006/3400, art. 6(d)(g); S.I. 2008/1429, art. 3(1), Sch. Pt. 1

F21

S. 90(8) substituted (27.2.2007 for E., 30.6.2008 for W.) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 47(4), 188(3); S.I. 2006/3400, art. 6(d); S.I. 2008/1429, art. 3(1), Sch. Pt. 1

F22

Words in s. 90(8) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(9)(a) (with s. 167(2)); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F23

Word in s. 90(8) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(9)(b); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F24

Words in s. 90(9)(a)(i) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(10)(a)(i) (with s. 167(2)); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F25

Words in s. 90(9)(a)(ii) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(10)(a)(i) (with s. 167(2)); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F26

Word in s. 90(9)(a)(ii) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(10)(a)(ii); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F27

Words in s. 90(9)(b) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(10)(b) (with s. 167(2)); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F28

S. 90(9)(ba) repealed (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(10)(c), Sch. 2; S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)(e)

F29

Words in s. 90(9)(c) substituted (27.2.2007 for E., 30.6.2008 for W.) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 47(5)(b), 188(3); S.I. 2006/3400, art. 6(d); S.I. 2008/1429, art. 3(1), Sch. Pt. 1

F30

Words in s. 90(9)(e) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(10)(d) (with s. 167(2)); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F31

Words in s. 90(9)(f) substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(10)(d) (with s. 167(2)); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

F32

S. 90(10) repealed (27.2.2007 for E., 30.6.2008 for W.) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 47(6), 188(3), Sch. 18 Pt. 6; S.I. 2006/3400, art. 6(d)(g); S.I. 2008/1429, art. 3(1), Sch. Pt. 1

F33

S. 90(11) inserted (27.2.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), ss. 41(8)(b), 188(3); S.I. 2006/3400, art. 7(a)

F34

Word in s. 90(11) repealed (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 2; S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(e)

F35

S. 90(11)(b) repealed (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(11), Sch. 2; S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)(e)

F36

Words in s. 90 title substituted (2.12.2008) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 62(2) (with s. 167(2)); S.I. 2008/3077, art. 2(d)

Modifications

C1

S. 90 transitional provisions for effects of 2002 c. 32, Sch. 4 para. 6 (W.) (1.2.2006) by The Education Act 2002 (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/173), regs. 1(1), 7

Commencement

I1

S. 90 wholly in force at 1.4.1999; s. 90 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 145(3); s. 90(1)-(3), (5), (9) and (10) in force for certain purposes at 1.10.1998 by S.I. 1998/2212, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt. I; s. 90 in force at 1.4.1999 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 1999/1016, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 (with arts. 3-6, Sch. 4).

Notes on Part III

Modifications

C1

Pt. III excluded (W.) (1.9.2013) by The Operation of the Local Curriculum (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1793), regs. 1(1), 11(1)

Notes on Chapter I

Modifications

C1

Pt. III excluded (W.) (1.9.2013) by The Operation of the Local Curriculum (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1793), regs. 1(1), 11(1)

Notes on Admission arrangements: Wales

Textual amendments

F1

S. 88R and cross-heading inserted (26.1.2009) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 56; S.I. 2008/3077, art. 4(g)