Education Act 1946

1 Enlargement of controlled schools

(1) If upon the application of a local education authority and the managers or governors of a controlled school maintained by the authority the Minister of Education (hereinafter referred to as "the Minister") is satisfied—

(a) that it is expedient that the premises of the school should be enlarged to such an extent that the enlargement would amount to the establishment of a new school; and

(b) that the enlargement is wholly or mainly required for the purpose of providing accommodation for pupils for whom accommodation would have been provided in some other voluntary school if that other school had not been discontinued or had not otherwise ceased to be available for the purpose ;

then, if proposals for carrying out the enlargement are thereafter approved under section thirteen of the [7 & 8 Geo. 6. c. 31.] Education Act, 1944 (hereinafter referred to as "the principal Act"), the Minister may by order direct that the expense of giving effect to those proposals shall be payable by the local education authority.

(2) In this section the expression " enlargement," in relation to the premises of a school, includes any addition to those premises, and the expression " enlarge" shall be construed accordingly.