The Education Act 1993 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1993

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st August 1993 sub-paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6), (8)(a) and (9)(a) of paragraph 173 of Schedule 19 to the Education Act 1993, but only for the purposes of prescribing matters which fall to be prescribed under Schedule 2 to the Education (Schools) Act 1992 (as amended by paragraph 173 of Schedule 19).

The Order brings into force on 1st September 1993 sub-paragraphs (1)(c), (4) and (7) of paragraph 173 of Schedule 19, and sub-paragraphs (2), (3), (5), and (6) for all remaining purposes. The Order brings into force on 1st October 1993 the remaining provisions of paragraph 173 of Schedule 19 for all remaining purposes except sub-paragraph (1)(a) which is not brought into force by this Order.

The Order brings into force on 1st September 1993 section 5 of the 1993 Act which defines the expression “funding authority” in the Education Acts.

Also brought into force on 1st September 1993 are the provisions of Chapter I of Part V of the 1993 Act which relates to the inspection of maintained and grant-maintained schools and the identification of those schools requiring special measures.

The Order brings into force on 1st October 1993 the provisions of the 1993 Act specified in Schedule 1. These are principally the provisions of Part IV which relates to school attendance (other than section 196, and section 192(6) and (7) as it relates to school attendance orders with respect to children without statements under section 7 of the Education Act 1981); sections 244 to 251 and Schedule 14 which relate to the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority and the Curriculum Council for Wales; and sections 282 to 286 which are concerned with assistance for voluntary schools.

The Order also contains transitional provisions. These principally enable references to provisions in the 1993 Act not brought into force by the Order to have effect as references to the enactments to be repealed by them.