[F163DPublication of Commission’s proposals and consultationE+W
(1)The Commission must publish proposals made under section 63C in accordance with the Code.
(2)Before publishing proposals made under section 63C, the Commission must consult on its proposals in accordance with the Code.
(3)The requirement to consult does not apply to proposals to discontinue a school which is a small school within the meaning given by section 56.
(4)Before the end of 7 days beginning with the day on which they were published, the Commission must send copies of the published proposals to—
(a)the Welsh Ministers,
(b)the local authority that maintains, or that it is proposed will maintain, the school to which the proposals relate, and
(c)the governing body (if any) of the school to which the proposals relate.
(5)The Commission must publish a report on the consultation it has carried out in accordance with the Code.]
Textual Amendments
F1Pt. 3 Ch. 3A inserted (5.4.2025) by Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (asc 1), s. 148(2), Sch. 4 para. 29(7) (with s. 19); S.I. 2025/432, art. 2(ll)(iii)