Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 2002 (C. 63)

      The Education Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1)Order 2002


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2002 No. 2002 (C. 63)

EDUCATION, ENGLAND

The Education Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1)Order 2002

  Made 25th July 2002 

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 216(2) and (4) of the Education Act 2002[1], the Secretary of State for Education and Skills hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and Interpretation
     1.  - (1) This Order may be cited as the Education Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2002.

    (2) In this Order "the 2002 Act" means the Education Act 2002.

Provisions coming into force
    
2. The following provisions of the 2002 Act shall come into force on 26th July 2002:

    sections 65, and 67 to 69;

    section 78 for the purposes only of the reference to it in section 65;

    Schedule 7.

     3. The following provisions of the 2002 Act shall come into force except in relation to Wales on 26th July 2002:

     4. The following provisions shall come into force except in relation to Wales on 2nd September 2002:


David Miliband
Minister of State, Department for Education and Skills

25th July 2002



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)


This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Education Act 2002 on 26th July 2002 and 2nd September 2002. The provisions are listed in articles 2, 3 and 4. Article 2 relates to provisions concerning Academies and city colleges (save for section 66 which will be commenced at a later date). Article 3 relates to the amendment of the power of the Secretary of State to secure proper performance of LEA functions under section 497A of the Education Act 1996. Article 4 relates to the new power of governing bodies to provide community facilities, and related provisions, the new requirement on LEAs to constitute school forums, new powers to LEAs and the Secretary of State over schools causing concern; certain amendments to the Children Act 1989 and Schedule 26 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 in respect of the regulation of childminders and day care providers and the inspection of nursery education, and the repeal of the requirement for baseline assessment. The provisions listed in article 2 only apply to England but are brought into force for all purposes (save for section 78) in accordance with the Secretary of State's power in section 216(2). The provisions listed in articles 3 and 4 are brought into force for England only, in accordance with the Secretary of State's power in section 216(4).


Notes:

[1] 2002 (c. 32)back



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