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.