Part III Organisation and Functions
General
16A Provision of further education.
1
The governing body of any county, voluntary or maintained special school shall be responsible for determining whether or not to provide—
a
part-time education suitable to the requirements of persons of any age over compulsory school age; or
b
full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons who have attained the age of nineteen years,
but the governing body of a maintained special school shall not determine to provide, or to cease to provide, such education without the consent of the local education authority.
2
It shall be the duty of the governing body of any such school which provides such education to secure that such education is not provided at any time in a room where pupils are at that time being taught except in such circumstances as may be prescribed.
General
16 General responsibility for conduct of certain schools.
1
The articles of government for every county, voluntary and maintained special school shall provide for the conduct of the school to be under the direction of the governing body, but subject to any provision of the articles conferring specific functions on any person other than the governing body, and to the provision made (otherwise than in the articles) by or under this Act or any other enactment.
2
The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision as to the circumstances in which, in any case where—
a
any provision of, or made under, this Act requires the governing body of a school to be consulted before a particular step is taken by the local education authority or the head teacher; and
b
the authority or head teacher require to take that step as a matter of urgency but are unable to contact the chairman or vice-chairman of the governing body;
the authority or (as the case may be) the head teacher may proceed without consulting the governing body.
3
Where a county, voluntary or maintained special school is organised in two or more separate departments, each with a head teacher, any provision made by or under this Act which confers functions on, or in relation to, the head teacher of the school shall, except where the articles of government provide otherwise, have effect as if each department were a separate school.