The Education (No. 2) Act 1986 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1986

1.—(1) This paragraph applies in relation to every county, voluntary and maintained special school.

(2) Sub-paragraph (3) below shall cease to apply in relation to such a school on the date upon which, following the coming into force of section 1 of the Act, there come into force, in relation to the school, articles of government made under that section.

(3) During such time as this sub-paragraph applies in relation to a school—

(a) the requirements contained in sections 30 and 31 of the Act shall have effect, in relation to the school, as though they were requirements imposed directly by those sections, instead of requirements to be imposed under the articles of government for the school; and

(b) section 30 of the Act shall have effect, in relation to the school, as though it included provisions corresponding to those contained in paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Act, and section 31 of the Act shall have effect, in relation to the school, as though it included provisions corresponding to those contained in paragraph 5 of that Schedule; references in those paragraphs to a “group” being taken to refer to two or more schools grouped under section 3 of the 1980 Act, and references to a “grouped school” to a school which forms part of a group.

(4) Paragraph (a) of section 30(1) of the Act shall have effect, in relation to the first report to parents prepared by the governing body of a school pursuant to that section, as though there were substituted for the words “their last report” the words “7th January 1987”.