School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013

PART 3 E+WTRANSITIONAL EXEMPTION ORDERS FOR PURPOSES OF THE EQUALITY ACT 2010

Single-sex schoolsE+W

12(1)This paragraph applies to proposals to make a regulated alteration described in paragraph 3(1)(a) of Schedule 2 (school to cease to be one which admits pupils of one sex only).E+W

(2)Sub-paragraph (3) applies where such proposals are made under section 42 or 44 and, in accordance with section 48(4), the proposer sends a copy of the published proposals to the Welsh Ministers.

(3)The sending of the published proposals to the Welsh Ministers is to be treated as an application by the proposer for a transitional exemption order under the Equality Act 2010, and the Welsh Ministers may make such an order accordingly.

(4)In this paragraph—

  • make” (“gwneud”), in relation to a transitional exemption order, includes vary or revoke;

  • transitional exemption order” (“gorchymyn esemptio trosiannol”) has the same meaning as in paragraph 3 of Schedule 11 to the Equality Act 2010.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 3 para. 12 in force at 1.10.2013 by S.I. 2013/1800, art. 3(g)