Part IISchools maintained by local education authorities
Chapter IPreliminary
34Meaning of “maintain” etc
1
In this Act—
a
in relation to a school maintained (or proposed to be maintained) by a local education authority, “the local education authority” means that authority; and
b
in relation to schools falling within subsections (2) to (5), “maintain” shall be read in accordance with those subsections.
2
In the case of a county school, a maintained nursery school or a maintained special school, the local education authority’s duty to maintain the school includes the duty of defraying all the expenses of maintaining it.
3
In the case of a controlled school, the local education authority’s duty to maintain the school includes—
a
the duty of defraying all the expenses of maintaining it, and
b
the duty under section 60 of providing new premises for the school under and in accordance with that section.
4
In the case of an aided or special agreement school, the local education authority’s duty to maintain the school includes—
a
the duty of defraying all the expenses of maintaining it, except any expenses that by virtue of section 59 or a special agreement are payable by the governing body, and
b
the duty under section 61 of providing new premises for the school under and in accordance with that section.
5
It is hereby declared that for the purposes of this Act the expenses of maintaining a voluntary school include the payment of rates.