Education Act 1996

261 Approval, adoption or rejection of proposals

(1) Proposals published under section 259 require the approval of the Secretary of State.

(2) Proposals published under section 260 require the approval of the Secretary of State if—

(a) he gives notice to that effect to the funding authority within two months after the submission to him of the published proposals, or

(b) objections have been made under subsection (7) of that section within the period allowed under that subsection (unless all objections so made have been withdrawn in writing within that period).

(3) Where under subsection (1) or (2) any proposals require the approval of the Secretary of State, he may—

(a) reject them,

(b) approve them without modification, or

(c) after consulting the governing body (and, in the case of proposals published under section 260, the funding authority) approve them with such modifications as he thinks desirable.

(4) Where proposals published under section 260 do not require the approval of the Secretary of State, the funding authority shall determine whether to adopt the proposals.

(5) The funding authority shall—

(a) make any determination under subsection (4) not later than four months after the publication of the proposals, and

(b) give notice in writing to the Secretary of State and the governing body of their determination.