The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 2087

EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (Amendment) Regulations 1996

Made

8th August 1996

Laid before Parliament

9th August 1996

Coming into force

1st September 1996

In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by sections 298(8) and 301(6) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 18 to, the Education Act 1993(1), the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st September 1996.

(2) In these Regulations a reference to the principal Regulations is a reference to the Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) Regulations 1994(2).

Amendment of principal Regulations

2.—(1) In Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations the following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 3—

“Education (Schools) Act 1992 (c. 38)

3A.   Section 9 of the Education (Schools) Act 1992(3) applies in relation to units as if they were schools mentioned in subsection (3) of that section.”.

(2) In Part II of Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations for paragraphs 7 and 8 there are substituted the following paragraphs—

“7.   Parts I and II of the Education (School Inspection) (Wales) (No. 2) Regulations 1993(4) apply in relation to a unit with the modification that in regulation 4 for paragraph (a) there is substituted the following paragraph

“(a) on or after 1st September 1996 but before 1st August 2001;”.

8.   Parts I and II of the Education (School Inspection) (No. 2) Regulations 1993(5) apply in relation to a unit with the modification that in regulation 4 for paragraph (a) there is substituted the following paragraph—

“(a) on or after 1st September 1996 but before 1st August 2000;”.”

Eric Forth

Minister of State,

Department for Education and Employment

31st July 1996

William Hague

Secretary of State for Wales

8th August 1996

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Education (Pupil Referral Units) (Application of Enactments) Regulations 1994 ( “the principal Regulations”) amongst other things provide for the enactments listed in Schedule 1 to the Regulations to apply, modified as required by that Schedule, to pupil referral units. These Regulations amend Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations to apply section 9 of the Education (Schools) Act 1992 (inspection of schools), and related subordinate legislation, to pupil referral units with the modifications set out in the Regulations.

(1)

1993 c. 35.

(2)

S.I. 1994/2103.

(3)

Section 9 was amended by section 307(1) of, and paragraph 173(1) of Schedule 19 to, the Education Act 1993.

(4)

S.I. 1993/1982, as amended by S.I. 1993/2968.

(5)

S.I. 1993/1986, as amended by S.I. 1993/2973 and 1996/1737.