The Education (Inner London Education Authority) (Transitional and Supplementary Provisions) Order 1989

1.  This Order may be cited as the Education (Inner London Education Authority) (Transitional and Supplementary Provisions) Order 1989 and comes into force on 6th February 1989.

2.  In this Order–

“the Act” means the Education Reform Act 1988; and

“the commencement date” means 6th February 1989.

3.  In preparation for the exercise of the powers to be transferred to the inner London councils on the abolition date–

(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the provisions listed in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (which relate to the matters mentioned in column 2 thereof) shall apply in relation to each inner London council from the 1st September 1989 as if that council were the local education authority for its area.

(2) Section 23(1) of the Act shall apply (with the substitution of the words “1st April 1990” for the words “1st September 1989”) to each inner London council from the commencement date as if that council were the local education authority for its area.

(3) Any duty imposed on a local education authority by section 11 of the Act shall not apply to the Common Council of the City of London and shall cease to apply to the Inner London Education Authority on the commencement date.

(4) Any duty imposed on a local education authority by section 23(1) of the Act shall cease to apply to the Inner London Education Authority on the commencement date.