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Control of school premises: community and community special schools and maintained nursery schools

3.—(1) The occupation and use of the premises of a community or community special school or maintained nursery school (both during and outside school hours) are under the control of the governing body, subject to —

(a)any directions given by the local authority under paragraph (2);

(b)any transfer of control agreement entered into by the governing body under regulation 4; and

(c)any requirements of an enactment other than the Act or regulations made under the Act.

(2) The local authority may give such directions as to the occupation and use of the premises of a community or community special school or maintained nursery school as it thinks fit.

(3) In exercising control of the occupation and use of the premises of the school outside school hours the governing body must have regard to the desirability of those premises being made available for community use.