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(1) This regulation shall apply in relation to the publication, in pursuance of subsection (5) of section 8 of the Act of 1980 (read with regulation 4):–
(a)by an education authority; or
(b)by the governors of an aided or special agreement school or by the relevant education authority acting on their behalf under subsection (6) of the said section 8;
as the case may be, of the information in relation to a school specified in Schedule 2.
(2) Such information in relation to each school year shall be published in advance of that year and, except in the case of a primary school (other than a middle school deemed to be a primary school) or of a special school, it shall be published not later than six weeks before whichever is the earlier of the following dates:–
(a)the date by which an application for admission to that school, in the year to which the information relates, should be made in accordance with the arrangements for admission to that school;
(b)the date up to which parents may express a preference for a school.
(3) In the case of any school where any such information as is referred to in paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 is to be published by the education authority, it shall be supplied to them by the governing body and shall be published without material alteration.
(4) In the case of a special school such information shall also be published by copies being made available at the office of the relevant education authority for distribution without charge to parents on request and for reference by parents and other persons.