Education Act 1993 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) (Amendment) Order 1994

Amendment of Order

2.—(1) Paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Education Act 1993 (Commencement No.2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1993(1) is amended as follows.

(2) In sub-paragraph (2), at the beginning, there are inserted the words “Subject to sub-paragraph (8) below,”.

(3) After sub-paragraph (7), there is inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(8) Where in the case of any school to which this paragraph applies the Secretary of State, in exercise of his powers under section 61(11) of the 1988 Act, declares void the ballot required to be held in relation to the school by that section or section 60 of that Act, section 31(3) of the Act shall have effect—

(a) as if the references therein to subsection (2) of that section and section 29(1) of the Act were references to, respectively, sections 61(11) and 61(14) of the 1988 Act; and

(b) as if for the words ““registered”” to the end there were substituted the words “for the words “immediately following the end of the period of fourteen days beginning with the date on which the relevant resolution or request was passed or received by the governing body” there were substituted the words “specified for the purposes of section 31(3)(b) of the Education Act 1993”.”.”

(1)

S.I. 1993/3106 (c.62).