School Sites Act 1844

2 The terms upon which aid shall be granted to Trustees of ancient endowed schools. U.K.

. . . F1 Where the major part of the trustees of any endowed school for the education of the poor duly appointed under the terms of the deed of endowment, or, when such deed cannot be found or cannot be acted upon, of the persons who shall be in the possession of the endowment, and shall acting in the execution of the trusts or the reputed trusts thereof, shall, and in cases where there shall be a visitor of such school with the consent of such visitor in writing, apply for aid out of such parliamentary grant to enable them to rebuild, repair, or enlarge the school belonging to such endowment, or the residence of the master or mistress thereof, or to furnish such school, and shall in writing assent to the said school being open to inspection on behalf of her Majesty if the said committee shall deem fit to advise that any such grant shall be made, it shall immediately after the making of such grant, and thenceforth from time to time, be lawful for any inspector of schools appointed by her Majesty in conformity with the terms contained in the writing testifying such consent as aforesaid, to enter the said school at all reasonable hours in the day for the purpose or inspecting and examining the state and condition of the school and the scholars thereat, and of making such report thereon as he shall deem fit.

Textual Amendments

F1 Recital omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1891 (c. 67)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 The “said committee” means committee of council on education, functions of which now exercisable by (E.) Secretary of State for Education and Science and (W.) Secretary of State for Wales: Interpretation Act 1889 (c. 63), s. 12(6), Board of Education Act 1899 (c. 33), s. 2(1), Education Act 1944 (c. 31), s. 2(1), S.I. 1964/490, art. 2(1) and 1970/1536, art. 2(1)