Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 1507
Education, england
The Education Act 1996 (Amendment of Section 19) (England) Regulations 2007
Made
22nd May 2007
Laid before Parliament
30th May 2007
Coming into force
2nd July 2007
The Secretary of State for Education and Skills makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 144 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998( 1 ):
Citation, commencement, and application
1. These Regulations may be cited as The Education Act 1996 (Amendment of Section 19) (England) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 2nd July 2007.
Amendment of Section 19 of the Education Act 1996
2. —(1)Section 19 of the Education Act 1996( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (2) insert—
“ (2A) Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to schools in England.
(2B) Any school established in England (whether before or after the commencement of this Act) and maintained by a local education authority which—
(a) is specially organised to provide education for such children, and
(b) is not a community or foundation school, a community or foundation special school, or a maintained nursery school,
shall be known as a “pupil referral unit”. ” .
Jim Knight
Minister of State
Department for Education and Skills
22nd May 2007
1998 c. 31 . See section 142(1) for the definition of “regulations” .
1996 c. 56 . Section 19 was amended by section 47 of and Schedule 8 to the Education Act 1997 (c.44) .