Education (Schools) Act 1997
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1997 c. 59 |
section 479 (duty of the Secretary of State to operate the assisted places scheme) ;sections 480 and 481 (supplementary provisions about the scheme) ; andSchedule 35 (termination of participation agreements) .(2) Accordingly any participation agreement in force immediately before the commencement of this section shall also cease to have effect.any participation agreement,the assisted places scheme, or(without prejudice to paragraph (b) ) any regulations made under section 480 or 481 of the Education Act 1996,for existing assisted pupils at the school; andsubject to and in accordance with subsection (2) and regulations under section 3.at the end of the school year in which he completes his primary education; orif the Secretary of State, where he is satisfied that it is reasonable to do so in view of any particular circumstances relating to that pupil, determines that he should continue to hold that place for a further period during which he receives secondary education, at the end of that period.remits fees that otherwise would be chargeable in respect of pupils holding such places at the school, anddoes so in accordance with regulations under section 3,tuition and other fees the payment of which is a condition of attendance at the school but excluding boarding fees and such other fees as may be excluded by or in accordance with regulations under section 3; andentrance fees for public examinations paid by the school in respect of candidates from the school.he continues as, or becomes, a registered pupil at the school at the beginning of the first term of that year; orhe becomes a registered pupil at the school after the beginning of that term but before the end of that year and the Secretary of State, where he is satisfied that it is reasonable to do so in view of any particular circumstances relating to the pupil, determines that the requirements of paragraph (a) should not apply to him.“assisted place” means an assisted place provided for the purposes of the assisted places scheme; andthe reference to a pupil who was provisionally selected for such a place does not include a pupil who was so selected but from whom the place was subsequently withdrawn by the school.(7) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be taken as prejudicing the operation of any regulations under section 3 by virtue of which assisted places authorised to be provided under that subsection by a former participating school may instead be so provided by another such school or a new school created on the merger of such a school with another school.(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make such provision as appears to him to be expedient in connection with the provisions of section 1 or 2.prescribe the conditions subject to which, the extent to which, and the arrangements in accordance with which, fees are to be remitted by schools providing assisted places under section 2(1) ;arrangements enabling the Secretary of State to determine from time to time the maximum levels of fees which may be charged by such schools in respect of pupils holding such places, andconditions to be complied with by such schools with respect to such fees;prescribe the time and manner in which such schools are to claim and receive reimbursements from the Secretary of State;provide for the Secretary of State to discharge by means of lump sum payments to such schools any future liabilities of his to make such reimbursements;prescribe conditions to be complied with by such schools with respect to the keeping and auditing of accounts and the provision of information to the Secretary of State;merges with another school,closes (whether wholly or in part) , ornotifies the Secretary of State that it no longer wishes to provide assisted places under section 2(1) ,a former participating school, ora new school authorised to provide assisted places by virtue of paragraph (f) above,to make grants in respect of incidental expenses, andto remit such incidental charges as may be specified in the regulations;(4) Any regulations made under subsection (3) shall require any amounts granted or remitted by a school in accordance with the regulations to be reimbursed to the school by the Secretary of State; and any such regulations may make, in connection with the making of any such grants or remissions, provision such as is authorised to be made in connection with the remission of fees by paragraphs (a) , (c) and (d) of subsection (2) .(5) Regulations under this section may authorise the Secretary of State to make provision for any purpose specified in the regulations.not later than two years after the date on which the first such regulations are made; andthereafter at intervals of not more than two years.before making regulations under subsection (1) or (2) , orwhen
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