The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/3198
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1998.

(2) In this Order “ the Act ” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

Section 2 Commencement of provisions

(1) Section 89 of the Act (so far as it is not already in force) shall come into force on 6th January 1999.

(2) The provisions of the Act specified in the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 1st February 1999.

Section 3 Transitional provisions relating to section 89 of the Act

(1) Section 89 of the Act shall not apply in relation to the determination of admission arrangements for any school year earlier than the school year 2000/2001.

(2) For the purposes of this Article and Article 4, admission arrangements are to be treated as being for the particular school year in which pupils are to be admitted to the relevant school in consequence of the arrangements.

Section 4 Transitional provisions relating to section 89 of the Act

(1) Any step taken, before the coming into force of section 89, by an admission authority for the purpose of consultation about their proposed admission arrangements for the school year 2000/2001 shall, except as specified in paragraph (2), be taken into account in determining whether that authority have complied with their duty to consult under that section.

(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the extent that the step in question, had it been taken after the commencement of section 89, would have contravened any requirement applying under or for the purposes of that section.