Statutory Instrument 1999 No. 711

The Education (References to Delegated Budgets and Revocation) Regulations 1999

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     3. Section 129 of the 1996 Act shall have effect as if for subsection (1) there were substituted-

    " (1) During any period when a school has a delegated budget within the meaning of Part II of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, any provisions of the articles of government of the school which are inconsistent with the operation during that period of any provisions of Chapter IV of Part II of that Act or of the local education authority's scheme under section 48 of that Act shall be of no effect to the extent of the inconsistency.".

     4. References in sections 136 and 140 of, and Schedule 14 to, the 1996 Act to a county school with a delegated budget shall include a maintained special school with a delegated budget within the meaning of Part II of the 1998 Act.

     5.  - (1) Notwithstanding the repeal of Chapter V of Part II of the 1996 Act on 1st April 1999[3], a scheme such as is mentioned in section 101(1) of that Act which provides for the application of sections 136(2), 137(6) and 139 of, and Schedule 14 to, that Act as referred to in section 140(3) of that Act, shall continue to apply for the purpose of applying those provisions or "the relevant staffing provisions" as defined in section 56(4) of the 1998 Act.

    (2) Where, in relation to the period beginning on 1st April 1999, a local education authority wish to make new provision for the application of sections 136(2) and 137(6) of, and Schedule 14 to, the 1996 Act and section 57 of the 1998 Act[4] as referred to in section 140(3) of the 1996 Act, whether or not such provision has previously been made by a scheme referred to in section 101(1) of that Act, they may do so by making a determination under this regulation and giving notice of it in writing to the governing body of the school.

     6. Paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 7 to the 1996 Act shall have effect as if for sub-paragraph (b) there were substituted-

" (b) any provisions of a scheme under section 48 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 which relates to the school.".

     7. The Education (School Government) Regulations 1989[5] shall have effect as if for paragraph 2(4)(b)(ii) of the Schedule there were substituted-

" (ii) the management of the school's budget share within the meaning of Part II of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;".

     8. The Education (Modification of Enactments relating to Employment) Order 1998[6] shall have effect as if for article 2(3) there were substituted-

    " (3) References to "governing bodies with delegated budgets" are references to such a governing body having a right to a delegated budget within the meaning of Part II of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.".

Revocation
     9. The orders and regulations set out in Schedule 2 hereto are hereby revoked.


Estelle Morris
Minister of State, Department for Education and Employment

10th March 1999


Peter Hain
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Welsh Office

10th March 1999

[2] 1996 c. 56.back

[3] See S.I. 1998/2212 (C. 49).back

[4] Section 57 of the 1998 Act is a repeal and re-enactment of section 139 of the 1996 Act and applies in relation to county, voluntary and maintained special schools by virtue of S.I. 1999/638.back

[5] S.I. 1989/1503.back

[6] S.I. 1998/218.back

[7] S.I. 1996/1680.back

[8] S.I. 1993/543, amended by S.I. 1994/222, 1995/602 and 2594, 1996/1603, 1997/368 and 2679 and 1998/1584.back

[9] S.I. 1998/1866.back