Part 2

General Functions of Local Authority: Wales

Miscellaneous

Powers of Assembly to secure proper performance etc.
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1
Section 496 of the 1996 Act (power to prevent unreasonable exercise of functions) applies in relation to a Welsh local authority and the powers conferred or duties imposed on them by or under this Part as it applies in relation to a local education authority in Wales and the powers conferred or duties imposed on them by or under the 1996 Act.
2
Section 497 of the 1996 Act (general default powers) applies in relation to the duties imposed on a Welsh local authority by or for the purposes of this Part as it applies in relation to the duties imposed on a local education authority in Wales by or for the purposes of the 1996 Act.
3
Section 497A of the 1996 Act (power to secure proper performance of LEA’s functions) applies in relation to a Welsh local authority’s functions under this Part as it applies in relation to the functions of a local education authority in Wales mentioned in subsection (1) of that section.
4
Sections 497AA and 497B of the 1996 Act apply accordingly where powers under section 497A of that Act are exercised in relation to any of the functions of a Welsh local authority under this Part.
5
In the application of sections 497A(2) to (7), 497AA and 497B of the 1996 Act in relation to a Welsh local authority’s functions under this Part, references to the local education authority are to be read as references to the local authority.
6
In subsection (5) of section 497A of the 1996 Act, the reference to functions to which that section applies includes (for all purposes) functions of a Welsh local authority under this Part.
7
In this section, “the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996 (c. 56).