Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provisions) Order 2006.

(2) In this Order—

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

“SSFA 1998” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 ( 2 ).

Provisions coming into force on 12 December 2006

2. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 12th December 2006—

(a) section 40 in relation to England;

(b) section 112(1) to (3);

(c) section 112(4) to the extent that it relates to the provisions of Schedule 11 specified in paragraph (i);

(d) section 116(1)(a) and (b);

(e) section 117;

(f) section 158 to the extent that it relates to the provisions of Schedule 15 specified in paragraph (j);

(g) section 159;

(h) section 184 to the extent that it relates to the provision set out in paragraph (k);

(i) in Schedule 11—

(i) paragraphs 1 and 2(1);

(ii) paragraphs 3, 5(1), 6(1) to (4), 7(1), 8 to 11, 12(1) to (3) and 13, and paragraph 2(2) in so far as that paragraph relates to these paragraphs;

(j) in Schedule 15, paragraph 7 (so far as not already in force) and paragraph 9 in so far as that paragraph relates to paragraph 7;

(k) in Schedule 18 (Part 6), the repeal in relation to England of—

• in the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 , in section 84(5), the words “of practice”, in each place where they occur, and in section 85(1), the words “of practice”.

Saving of current Codes of Practice issued under sections 84 and 85 of SSFA 1998

3. Despite the coming into force of section 40 of the Act and the amendments which that section makes to section 84 of SSFA 1998, the School Admissions Code of Practice( 3 ), and section 84 of that Act as originally enacted in relation to that Code, are to continue in force until the date appointed by the Secretary of State for the coming into force of a code for school admissions to replace that Code.

4. Despite the coming into force of section 40 of the Act and the amendments which that section makes to section 84 of SSFA 1998, the School Admission Appeals Code of Practice( 4 ) and section 84 of that Act as originally enacted in relation to that Code, are to continue in force in relation to any appeal made under section 94 of SSFA 1998 before the date appointed by the Secretary of State for the coming into force of a code for school admissions to replace that Code.