The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 2003

Statutory Instruments

2003 No. 800

EDUCATION, ENGLAND

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 2003

Made

19th March 2003

Coming into force

26th March 2003

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 69(3) and (4) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (1), and having followed the procedure specified in the Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998(2) the Secretary of State for Education and Skills hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 26^th March 2003.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order “the relevant religion” means the religion in accordance with whose tenets religious education is, or may be, required to be provided at the school in accordance with Schedule 19 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

Designation of the school

3.—(1) The Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, The Green Road, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1EP, a voluntary controlled school is hereby designated as having a religious character.

(2) The relevant religion in relation to that school shall be Christian.

Caroline Macready

A Divisional Manager in the

Department for Education and Skills

19th March 2003

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 1EP as a school having a religious character in accordance with section 69(3) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.This is in addition to those schools already listed in the Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (England) Order 1999(SI 1999/2432) and the Designation of Schools having a Religious Character (England) Order 2000 (SI 2000/3080).

(1)

1998 c. 31. By virtue of S.I. 1999/672 the powers conferred by these provisions are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England.

(2)

S.I. 1998/2535.