39(1)In this Code “education requirement”, in relation to a youth rehabilitation order, means a requirement that the offender must comply, during a particular period or particular periods, with arrangements for the offender’s education—
(a)made for the time being by the offender’s parent or guardian, and
(b)approved by a relevant authority.
(2)A youth rehabilitation order which imposes an education requirement must specify—
(a)the relevant authority for the purposes of the requirement, and
(b)the period or periods during which the offender must comply with the education arrangements.
(3)The authority specified as the relevant authority must be the local authority (within the meaning of the Education Act 1996) for the area in which the offender resides or is to reside.
(4)Any period specified must end by the time the offender ceases to be of compulsory school age.
(5)In this paragraph, “parent” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996.