9.—(1) The Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 is amended as follows.
(2) For “local education authority” and “local education authorities” in each place where those words occur substitute “local authority” and “local authorities” respectively.
(3) In paragraph (a) of section 23(1) omit “for the purposes of the Education Act 1996”.
(4) In section 43(1) at the appropriate place insert—
““local authority” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996 (see section 579(1) of that Act);”.