Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40)

Part 9 Miscellaneous

References to “local education authority” or “children’s services authority”

162 Power to repeal references to “local education authority” and “children’s services authority” etc

(1) Subject to subsection (5), the Secretary of State may by order—

(a) make such provision as appears to him to be appropriate for the purpose of—

(i) repealing any reference in any statutory provision to a local education authority (however expressed) in so far as it relates to such an authority in England or such an authority in Wales, or to both, and

(ii) replacing it, where it appears to him to be appropriate, with a reference (however expressed) to, as the case may be, an English local authority or a Welsh local authority, or to both;

(b) make such provision as appears to him to be appropriate for the purpose of—

(i) repealing any reference in any statutory provision to a children’s services authority (however expressed) in so far as it relates to a children’s services authority in England or a children’s services authority in Wales, or to both, and

(ii) replacing it, where it appears to him to be appropriate, with a reference (however expressed) to, as the case may be, an English local authority or a Welsh local authority, or to both;

(c) make such provision as appears to him to be appropriate in consequence of or in connection with any provision made by virtue of paragraph (a) or (b), or of both those paragraphs.

(2) An order under subsection (1) may make provision modifying any enactment whenever passed or made (including this Act), and may, in particular, make provision—

(a) modifying references (however expressed) in any statutory provision to the functions of a local education authority, or the functions of a local authority (however defined) in its capacity as a local education authority, where the references wholly or partly relate to a local education authority in England or a local education authority in Wales;

(b) modifying statutory provisions which consist of or include provision requiring or authorising consultation, co-operation, communication or other action between a local education authority in England and an English local authority or between a local education authority in Wales and a Welsh local authority;

(c) modifying statutory provisions which consist of or include provision imposing a duty on a local education authority in England or on a local education authority in Wales where the duty imposed is similar to a duty imposed by that or any other statutory provision on, as the case may be, an English local authority or a Welsh local authority;

(d) modifying statutory provisions which consist of or include provision imposing a duty on an English local authority or on a Welsh local authority where the duty imposed is similar to a duty imposed by that or any other statutory provision on, as the case may be, a local education authority in England or a local education authority in Wales;

(e) repealing statutory provisions which are spent or have ceased to be of any practical utility.

(3) The following powers to make provision by order under subsection (1) are exercisable by the Assembly as well as by the Secretary of State—

(a) the power to make provision under paragraph (a) of that subsection in relation to any reference in any statutory provision to a local education authority (however expressed) in so far as it relates to such an authority in Wales,

(b) the power to make provision under paragraph (b) of that subsection in relation to any reference in any statutory provision to a children’s services authority (however expressed) in so far as it relates to a children’s services authority in Wales, and

(c) the power to make provision under paragraph (c) of that subsection in consequence of or in connection with any provision made by virtue of the powers under paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) above, or by virtue of both those powers.

(4) The Secretary of State must not make an order under subsection (1), except with the consent of the Assembly, which contains provision made wholly or partly by virtue of any of the powers to make provision under that subsection mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (3).

(5) An order under subsection (1) may make provision which is within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament only in consequence of provision made under such an order which is outside that competence.

(6) In this section—

• “children’s services authority in England” and “children’s services authority in Wales” have the same meaning as in the Children Act 2004 (c. 31);

• “English local authority” means—

  (a)

  a county council in England,

  (b)

  a metropolitan district council,

  (c)

  a non-metropolitan district council for an area for which there is no county council,

  (d)

  a London borough council,

  (e)

  the Common Council of the City of London, or

  (f)

  the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

• “modify” includes amend or repeal;

• “statutory provision” means—

  (a)

  any provision of this or any other Act, including any Act passed after this Act, and

  (b)

  any provision of subordinate legislation, including any such legislation made under, or after the passing of, this Act;

• “Welsh local authority” means a county council or county borough council in Wales.