Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40)

SCHEDULES

Valid from 01/04/2007

SCHEDULE 10 E+W Further amendments relating to travel to schools etc

Education Act 1996 (c. 56) E+W

Valid from 01/09/2007

3 E+W In section 455(1) of EA 1996 (permitted charges), in paragraph (c), for “509(2)” substitute “ 508B(1), 508F(3) or 509(2), or section 508E(2)(d) and paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 35C, ”.

Valid from 01/09/2007

4 (1) Section 509 of EA 1996 (provision of transport etc) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) after “local education authority” insert “ in Wales ”, and

(b) for “Secretary of State” substitute “ National Assembly for Wales ”.

(3) In subsection (1A)—

(a) after “authority” insert “ in Wales ”, and

(b) for “Secretary of State” substitute “ National Assembly for Wales ”.

(4) In subsection (1B)—

(a) omit “the Learning and Skills Council for England or”, and

(b) in paragraph (b), omit “13 or”.

(5) In subsection (3), after “authority” insert “ in Wales ”.

(6) In subsection (5), in paragraph (c), for “section 13” substitute “ section 41 ”.

(7) In the heading, for “Provision” substitute “ LEAs in Wales: provision ”.

5 E+W In section 509AB of EA 1996 (further provision about transport policy statements)—

(a) after subsection (3) insert—

“(3A) In considering whether or not it is necessary to make arrangements for those purposes in relation to a particular person, a local education authority in England shall have regard (amongst other things) to the nature of the route, or alternative routes, which he could reasonably be expected to take.”, and

(b) in subsection (4)—

(i) for “those purposes” substitute “ the purposes mentioned in subsections (2) and (3) of section 509AA ”, and

(ii) after “authority” insert “ in Wales ”.