(1)The Secretary of State may require the YPLA to enter into Academy arrangements with the Secretary of State.
(2)For the purposes of this Chapter “Academy arrangements” are arrangements under which the YPLA is required to exercise specified Academy functions on the Secretary of State’s behalf in accordance with the arrangements.
(3)An “Academy function” is a function of the Secretary of State relating to or exercisable in connection with—
(a)Academies, city technology colleges or city colleges for the technology of the arts generally, or
(b)a particular, or particular description of, Academy, city technology college or city college for the technology of the arts.
(4)But Academy functions do not include—
(a)the function of entering into an agreement under section 482(1) of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56), or
(b)functions of making, confirming or approving subordinate legislation.
(5)Academy arrangements must include provision about the procedure for complaints to be made to the Secretary of State about what the YPLA has done, or failed to do, under the arrangements.
(6)“Subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30) (see section 21(1) of that Act).
(7)References in a provision made by or under any Act to the functions of the YPLA do not include any functions conferred or imposed on the YPLA under Academy arrangements.