Citation and interpretation

1. —(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( 3 );

“the AA 2010” means the Academies Act 2010( 4 ).

Provisions coming into force on 18th April 2016

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

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

3. —(1) In section 2C(2) of the AA 2010( 5 ), 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( 6 ), for “the day on which section 14 of the Education and Adoption Act 2016 comes into force”, substitute “18 April 2016”.

Warning notices given before 18th April 2016

4. —(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( 7 ); 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( 8 ) of the EIA 2006; and

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

Schools scheduled to close

5. 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( 9 ); and

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