43(1)Paragraph 35 is amended as follows.
(2)For sub-paragraph (1) substitute—
“(1)The local education authority must consider the proposals and, subject to subsection (2), may —
(a)reject them,
(b)approve them without modification,
(c)approve them subject to modifications.
(1A)The authority—
(a)may, if they think it appropriate to do so and subject to regulations, refer the proposals to the adjudicator, and
(b)must do so in prescribed cases.”
(3)In sub-paragraphs (2) and (3), for “school organisation committee” substitute “local education authority”.
(4)Omit sub-paragraphs (5) and (6).
(5)In sub-paragraph (7)(b), for “committee” substitute “local education authority”.
(6)In sub-paragraph (8)—
(a)for “school organisation committee” substitute “local education authority”, and
(b)for “the committee” substitute “the authority”.