The Education and Adoption Act 2016 (Commencement, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Regulations 2016

• Citation: S.I. 2016/466
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education and Adoption Act 2016 (Commencement, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Regulations 2016.

(2) In these Regulations—

“ the Act ” means the Education and Adoption Act 2016;

“the EIA 2006 ” means the Education and Inspections Act 2006 ;

“the AA 2010 ” means the Academies Act 2010 .

Section 2 Provisions coming into force on 18th April 2016

Sections 2 to 14 of the Act come into force on 18th April 2016.

Section 3 Amendment of sections 2C and 2D of the Academies Act 2010

(1) In section 2C(2) of the AA 2010 , for “the day on which section 14 of the Education and Adoption Act 2016 comes into force”, substitute “18 April 2016”.

(2) In section 2D(6) of the AA 2010 , for “the day on which section 14 of the Education and Adoption Act 2016 comes into force”, substitute “18 April 2016”.

Section 4 Warning notices given before 18th April 2016

(1) The amendments made to the EIA 2006 by section 2 of the Act do not apply in a case where, before 18th April 2016—

(a) a local authority has given a governing body a warning notice under section 60 of the EIA 2006 ; and

(b) the compliance period under section 60(10) of the EIA 2006 has not expired.

(2) The amendments made to the EIA 2006 by section 3 of the Act do not apply in a case where, before 18th April 2016—

(a) a local authority has given a governing body a warning notice under section 60A of the EIA 2006; and

(b) the compliance period under section 60A(10) of the EIA 2006 has not expired.

Section 5 Schools scheduled to close

The amendments made to the AA 2010 by section 7 of the Act do not apply in the case of a school in respect of which, before 18th April 2016 —

(a) a local authority or a governing body has published a proposal to discontinue under section 15 of the EIA 2006 ; and

(b) the proposal to discontinue falls to be implemented under paragraph 21 of Schedule 2 to the EIA 2006.