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1(1)A proposal to permanently—
(a)discontinue a school, or
(b)discontinue—
(i)all the nursery classes in a school, or
(ii)a stage of education in a school (apart from a nursery class).
(2)A proposal to permanently—
(a)discontinue the provision of Gaelic medium education in all the nursery classes in a school that also provides a nursery class through English medium education, or
(b)discontinue the provision of Gaelic medium education in a stage of education (apart from a nursery class) in a school that also provides the stage of education through English medium education.
(3)A proposal to permanently—
(a)discontinue the provision of English medium education in all the nursery classes in a school that also provides a nursery class through Gaelic medium education, or
(b)discontinue the provision of English medium education in a stage of education (apart from a nursery class) in a school that also provides the stage of education through Gaelic medium education.
(4)For the purpose of this paragraph a proposal to make arrangements of the sort mentioned in sub-paragraph (5) (however described) is to be regarded as a proposal to discontinue (as the case may be)—
(a)the school,
(b)all the nursery classes in the school,
(c)a stage of education in the school (apart from a nursery class), or
(d)the provision of Gaelic or English medium education in all the nursery classes or a stage of education (apart from a nursery class) in the school.
(5)The arrangements are such arrangements in respect of the school or a stage of education in the school as would (if they were implemented) result, or be likely to result, in the permanent discontinuation of (as the case may be)—
(a)the school,
(b)all the nursery classes in the school,
(c)a stage of education in the school (apart from a nursery class), or
(d)the provision of Gaelic or English medium education in all the nursery classes or a stage of education (apart from a nursery class) in the school.
(6)If a proposal—
(a)by virtue of sub-paragraph (4) falls within this paragraph, and
(b)also falls within another paragraph of this schedule except paragraph 10,
the proposal is to be regarded as falling within this paragraph only.
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