SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14Academies: land

Amendments to Schedule 22 to SSFA 1998

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1

Paragraph A23 (land required by local authority for certain purposes) is amended as follows.

2

For sub-paragraph (4), substitute—

4

Before making an application under sub-paragraph (1) for a transfer order in relation to publicly funded land, the authority must give notice of their intention to make the application to—

a

the body or trustees holding the land, and

b

the Secretary of State.

3

In sub-paragraph (6), for “such an application” substitute “ an application under sub-paragraph (1) or a notice under sub-paragraph (4) ”.

4

After sub-paragraph (6), insert—

6A

On receipt of a notice under sub-paragraph (4)(b), the Secretary of State must—

a

decide whether to make a direction under paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to the Academies Act 2010 (transfer to Academy) in respect of the land, and

b

notify the local authority of that decision.

6B

If the Secretary of State decides to make a direction under paragraph 12 of Schedule 1 to the Academies Act 2010 in respect of the land, the local authority may not make an application under sub-paragraph (1) for a transfer order in relation to the land.