Statutory Instrument 1996 No. 1325 (C. 24)

The Education (Schools) Act 1992 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1996

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1996 No. 1325 (C. 24)

EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Education (Schools) Act 1992 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1996

In exercise of the power conferred on the Secretary of State by section 21(3) of the Education (Schools) Act 1992^[1], the Secretary of State for Education and Employment as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales as respects Wales, hereby make the following Order:

    1.    This Order may be cited as the Education (Schools) Act 1992 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1996.

    2.    Sections 2(3)(c) and (d), 3(2), 6(3)(c) and (d), and 7(2) of the Education (Schools) Act 1992 shall come into force on 15th May 1996.

Robin Squire

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Education and Employment

30th April 1996

Rod Richards

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Welsh Office

14th May 1996

This Order brings into force on 15th May 1996 sections 2(3)(c) and (d), 3(2), 6(3)(c) and (d), and 7(2) of the Education (Schools) Act 1992.
Section 2(3)(c) and (d) impose upon Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector for Schools in England, and section 6(3)(c) and (d) impose upon Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in Wales, certain specific duties of keeping under review in their respective countries the system of inspections under, and compliance with, the Act.
Sections 3(2) and 7(2) confer upon the Chief Inspector in England and the Chief Inspector in Wales respectively, the function of arranging for section 9 inspections to be monitored by one or more of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools.
All other provisions of the Act (except paragraph 4(1) to Schedule 4, and in Schedule 5, the repeal of paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Education Reform Act 1988) were brought into force by the Education (Schools) Act 1992 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1157), the Education (Schools) Act 1992 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1190) and the Education (Schools) Act 1992 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/1491).

[1] 1992 c. 38. back