School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31)
33(1)Schedule 6 to SSFA 1998 (statutory proposals: procedure and implementation) is amended as follows.
(2)For the heading substitute “STATUTORY PROPOSALS CONCERNING SCHOOLS IN WALES: PROCEDURE AND IMPLEMENTATION”.
(3)Omit paragraphs 1 to 5.
(4)For the heading to Part 2 substitute “PROCEDURE FOR DEALING WITH STATUTORY PROPOSALS”.
(5)In paragraph 6, omit the words from “which relate” to the end.
(6)In paragraph 7, in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), for “Secretary of State” substitute “Assembly”.
(7)In paragraph 8—
(a)for “Secretary of State”, wherever occurring, substitute “Assembly”,
(b)in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “him” substitute “it”, and
(c)in sub-paragraph (2)(c), for “he” substitute “it”.
(8)In paragraph 9, in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), for “Secretary of State” substitute “Assembly”.
(9)In paragraph 10—
(a)for “Secretary of State”, wherever occurring, substitute “Assembly”, and
(b)in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4), for “he” substitute “it”.
(10)In paragraph 11, omit “5 or”.
(11)In paragraph 12(2), omit “, 28A(1)”.
(12)In paragraph 13—
(a)in sub-paragraph (2), omit “, 28A(1)”, and
(b)in sub-paragraph (3)(a), omit “or 28A(2)”.
(13)In paragraph 14(3), omit “or 28A(2)”.
(14)In paragraph 16—
(a)for “Secretary of State”, wherever occurring, substitute “Assembly”, and
(b)in sub-paragraph (8)(b), for “he” substitute “it”.
(15)In paragraph 20(2), for “Secretary of State” substitute “Assembly”.
(16)Omit paragraph 21 and the italic heading immediately above it.
(17)For the italic heading immediately above paragraph 22, substitute “Single-sex schools”.
(18)In paragraph 22—
(a)for “Secretary of State”, wherever occurring, substitute “Assembly”,
(b)in sub-paragraph (3), for “he” substitute “the Assembly”, and
(c)after sub-paragraph (3) insert—
“(4)In this paragraph—
“the 1975 Act” means the Sex Discrimination Act 1975,
“make”, in relation to a transitional exemption order, includes (so far as the context permits) vary or revoke,
“the responsible body” has the same meaning as in section 22 of the 1975 Act, and
“transitional exemption order” has the same meaning as in section 27 of the 1975 Act,
and references to proposals for a school to cease to be an establishment which admits pupils of one sex only are references to proposals which are or include proposals for such an alteration in a school’s admission arrangements as is mentioned in section 27(1) of the 1975 Act (single-sex establishments becoming co-educational).”