Duties imposed on governing bodies2

1

Subject to paragraph (3), duties corresponding to the duties of the local education authority specified in paragraph (2) are hereby imposed on the governing body of each school to which this article applies.

2

The duties referred to in paragraph (1) are:–

a

the duty to provide school lunches in accordance with section 512(1A) and (1B) of the 1996 Act2; and

b

the duty to provide school lunches free of charge in accordance with section 512(3)(a) of the 1996 Act3.

3

The duty referred to in paragraph 2(a) shall not however be imposed on the governing body of any school until section 512(1A) and (1B) of the 1996 Act is in force.