Call-in by the Scottish Ministers
17AF1Referral to the Convener of the School Closure Review Panels
1
This section applies where a call-in notice is issued as respects a closure proposal.
2
The Scottish Ministers must refer the proposal to the Convener of the School Closure Review Panels.
3
The Convener must, within the period of 7 days beginning with the day on which the call-in notice is issued, constitute a School Closure Review Panel to review the proposal under section 17B(1).
4
The education authority may not implement the proposal (wholly or partly)—
a
unless the Panel grants its consent to it under section 17C(1), and
b
until—
i
the period mentioned in section 17D(2)(c) has expired without any appeal to the sheriff being made, or
ii
where such an appeal is made, it is abandoned or the sheriff confirms the Panel's decision.
5
Schedule 2A makes further provision about the Convener and School Closure Review Panels.
6
In this Act—
a
“the Convener” is the Convener of the School Closure Review Panels,
b
a “School Closure Review Panel” is a School Closure Review Panel constituted under subsection (3).