Education Act 1994

Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40)

8 (1) The Education Reform Act 1988 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 9(1A) (prohibition of conditions as to religious worship, &c.), after “further education” insert “or teacher training”.

(3) In section 106 (prohibition of charges, &c. in maintained schools), in subsection (1A) (exceptions from prohibition) after paragraph (b) insert— “; or

(c) teacher training.”.

(4) In section 218 (school and further and higher education regulations)—

(a) the subsection (2A) inserted by section 291 of the [1993 c. 35.] Education Act 1993 is renumbered (2B), and

(b) at the beginning of that subsection for “The regulations” substitute “Regulations under subsection (2) above”.

(5) In section 220 (extension of functions of Audit Commission)—

(a) in subsection (1), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa) a funding agency under Part I of the Education Act 1994 or the governing body of an institution receiving financial support under that Part, or”; and

(b) in subsection (2), omit the word “and” following paragraph (bd) and after paragraph (c) insert—

“(d) with respect to studies relating to a funding agency under Part I of the Education Act 1994, the agency; and

(e) with respect to studies relating to the governing body of an institution receiving financial support under that Part, the appropriate funding agency or the governing body.”.