(1)A local authority in Wales must exercise its functions with a view to facilitating the performance of functions, by persons within subsection (2), that are conferred on them by or under Parts 2 to 4.
(2)The persons are—
(a)the head teacher of a maintained school or a maintained nursery school that is maintained by the local authority;
(b)the governing body of a maintained school or a maintained nursery school that is maintained by the local authority;
(c)a provider of funded non-maintained nursery education secured by the local authority;
(d)the teacher in charge of a pupil referral unit maintained by the local authority;
(e)the management committee for a pupil referral unit maintained by the local authority.
(3)Subsection (4) applies where a local authority makes arrangements under section 19A of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) for the provision of education to a child otherwise than at—
(a)a maintained school or maintained nursery school that is maintained by the local authority, or
(b)a pupil referral unit that is maintained by the local authority.
(4)The authority must exercise its functions with a view to facilitating the performance of their relevant functions by persons within subsection (5).
(5)The persons are—
(a)where the child is provided with the education at a maintained school or a maintained nursery school that is maintained by another local authority, the head teacher and governing body of the school;
(b)where the child is provided with the education at a pupil referral unit that is maintained by another local authority, the teacher in charge of the unit, the management committee for the unit (if there is one) and that authority;
(c)where the education is provided for the child otherwise than at a maintained school or pupil referral unit, any person who provides it.
(6)The “relevant functions” of a person within subsection (5) are the functions conferred on that person, by or under Parts 2 to 4, in respect of the education.