1 Abolition of assisted places scheme in England and Wales.E+W
(1)The following provisions of the M1Education Act 1996 shall cease to have effect—
(a)section 479 (duty of the Secretary of State to operate the assisted places scheme);
(b)sections 480 and 481 (supplementary provisions about the scheme); and
(c)Schedule 35 (termination of participation agreements).
(2)Accordingly any participation agreement in force immediately before the commencement of this section shall also cease to have effect.
(3)Nothing in this Act affects the operation of—
(a)any participation agreement,
(b)the assisted places scheme, or
(c)(without prejudice to paragraph (b)) any regulations made under section 480 or 481 of the Education Act 1996,
in relation to the 1996-97 school year or any previous school year.
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