SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2

Minor and consequential amendments

Education Act 1996 (c. 56)
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In section 512 of the Education Act 1996 (LEA functions concerning provision of meals etc.)—
a
in subsection (1)(c) for “relevant funded nursery education” substitute “ relevant funded early years education ”, and
b
in subsection (6) for the definition of “relevant funded nursery education” substitute—
“relevant funded early years education”, in relation to a local education authority in England, means early years provision as defined by section 20 of the Childcare Act 2006 which is provided by a person, other than the governing body of a maintained school (within the meaning of section 20(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998) or a maintained nursery school, under arrangements made by a local authority in pursuance of the duty imposed by section 7 of the 2006 Act (duty to secure prescribed early years provision free of charge);
“relevant funded early years education”, in relation to a local education authority in Wales, means education provided by a person other than the governing body of a maintained school (within the meaning of section 20(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998) or a maintained nursery school—
a
under arrangements made with that person by the authority in pursuance of the duty imposed on the authority by section 118 of that Act (duty of LEA to secure sufficient nursery education), and
b
in consideration of financial assistance provided by the authority under those arrangements.
Sch. 2 para. 24 in force at 1.9.2008 for E. by S.I. 2008/2261, art. 2 (with Sch. 1)