Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) 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 8th January 2007

2. The following provisions of the Act come into force in relation to England on 8th January 2007—

(a) section 43,

(b) section 45,

(c) section 173,

(d) section 184 to the extent that it relates to the provision set out in paragraph (e), and

(e) in Schedule 18 (Part 6), the repeal, in the SSFA 1998, in section 89(2), of the word “and” at the end of paragraph (c).

3. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 8th January 2007—

(a) section 48,

(b) section 49,

(c) section 50,

(d) section 51,

(e) section 54(1), (2) and (3)(b),

(f) section 163,

(g) section 184 to the extent that it relates to the provision set out in paragraph (h), and

(h) in Schedule 18 (Part 6), the repeal in the SSFA 1998, in section 89(1A), of the words “(within the meaning of section 22 of the Children Act 1989)”.

Provisions coming into force on 8th February 2007

4. The following provisions of the Act come into force in relation to England on 8th February 2007—

(a) section 57,

(b) section 184 to the extent that it relates to the provision set out in paragraph (d),

(c) Schedule 5,

(d) in Schedule 18 (Part 6), the repeal in the SSFA 1998—

• in section 17(6), of the words from “but” onwards,

• of section 47A(6),

• in section 48(4), of the words from “the approval” to “and for”,

• in Schedule 14, of paragraph 1(1) to (6), and

• in Schedule 15, of paragraphs 1(4) and (6), 2(5) and 3.

5. Section 5 of the Act comes into force on 8th February 2007—

(a) in relation to secondary schools( 3 ) which are not special schools( 4 ), and

(b) in relation to primary schools( 5 ) which are not special schools, only in relation to the local education authorities listed in the Schedule.

Provisions coming into force on 27th February 2007

6. The following provisions of the Act come into force in relation to England on 27th February 2007—

(a) section 4,

(b) section 39,

(c) section 44,

(d) section 47,

(e) section 53,

(f) section 184 to the extent that it relates to the provision set out in paragraph (g), and

(g) in Schedule 18 (Part 6), the repeal—

• in the Education Act 1996, in section 437(8), of the definition of “suitable education”,

• in the SSFA 1998, of sections 90(6), (7) and (10), and 99(1).

7. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 27th February 2007—

(a) section 41,

(b) section 42,

(c) section 46,

(d) section 184 to the extent that it relates to the provision set out in paragraph (e), and

(e) in Schedule 18 (Part 6), the repeal in the SSFA 1998, in section 85A, in subsection (1) of the word “and” at the end of paragraph (a), and in subsection (3) of the word “and” at the end of paragraph (b).

Article 5(b)

SCHEDULE Application of section 5 of the Act in relation to primary schools which are not special schools