4In section 49 of SSFA 1998 (maintained schools to have delegated budgets) for subsections (2) and (3) substitute—
“(2)A new school shall have a delegated budget from a date determined in accordance with regulations.
(2A)Regulations under subsection (2) may—
(a)enable the date that would otherwise apply by virtue of the regulations to be varied in accordance with the regulations, on the application of the local education authority, by the authority’s schools forum or by the Secretary of State, and
(b)make provision about the respective powers of the schools forum and the Secretary of State in relation to any application to vary that date.”