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Citation, commencement and application
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These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Objection to Admission Arrangements) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 20th January 2003.
2
These Regulations apply only in relation to England.
Amendment of the Regulations
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1
The Education (Objection to Admission Arrangements) Regulations 1999 shall be amended as follows —
2
For regulation 1(2) (Citation, commencement and interpretation) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs —
1
In these Regulations —
“ the Act ” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
“admission number” means the number of pupils in any relevant age group intended to be admitted in any school year as determined by an admission authority in accordance with section 89A(1) ;
“indicated admission number” means the number of pupils in any relevant age group referred to as such and determined in accordance with the net capacity assessment method set out in the guidance, Assessing the Net Capacity of Schools , issued by the Department for Education and Skills in August 2002.
2
Any reference in these Regulations to a numbered section is a reference to that section of the Act.
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3
For regulation 2 (Cases where an objection may not be referred) there shall be substituted —
2
1
This regulation prescribes the description of objections that, by virtue of section 90(1)(c), may not be referred under subsection 90(1).
2
An objection may not be referred under that subsection —
a
if the substance of the objection is to seek an alteration to the admission arrangements in question —
i
(in the case of a grammar school) which by virtue of section 104(4) may only be made in accordance with sections 105 to 109,
ii
in respect of which section 90 is excluded from applying by virtue of section 103(1) and (2) (an introduction, variation or abandonment of provision for selection which would constitute a prescribed alteration for the purposes of section 28), or
iii
(except where subparagraph (ii) applies) which would constitute a prescribed alteration for the purposes of section 28; or
b
in any case where the body seeking to make an objection are the governing body of a community or voluntary controlled school, responsibility for determining the admission arrangements for the school not having been delegated to them under section 88(1)(a)(ii), and the objection is to —
i
the admission arrangements for any other community or voluntary controlled school in the relevant area for whom the local education authority are the admission authority, or
ii
the admission arrangements for the school for which they are the governing body, unless the substance of the objection relates to the determination of any admission number for that school.
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4
For regulation 4 (Parents who are eligible to refer an objection) there shall be substituted —
4
For the purposes of section 90(2)(b) the description of a parent who may refer an objection relating to admission arrangements under that subsection is an individual who is —
a
where the objection falls within regulation 5(1)(a), the parent of a child of compulsory school age receiving primary education, or
a
where the objection falls within regulation 5(1)(b), the parent of a child who has attained the age of two but has not attained the age of five or whose child is of compulsory school age receiving primary education,
and (in either case) is resident in the relevant area for which consultation under section 89(2)(b) relating to those admission arrangements applies.
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For regulation 5(1) (Objections that may be referred by parents) there shall be substituted —
1
For the purposes of section 90(2)(c) the description of objection that may be referred under that subsection is —
a
an objection relating to pre-existing selection arrangements;
b
an objection relating to an admission number for any relevant age group which is lower than the indicated admission number for that age group.
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For regulation 8(1)(a) and (b) (Publication of decision) there shall be substituted —
a
by notification in writing to the parties to the objection and to all other bodies whom the admission authority were required to consult under section 89(2), or would but for section 89(2A) have been required so to consult about the proposed admission arrangements; and
b
in the case of a decision on an objection relating to —
i
pre-existing selection arrangements within the meaning of regulation 5(2), or
ii
an admission number which is lower than the indicated admission number,
(whether or not such objections were referred by a parent) by publishing the information in paragraph (2) of this regulation in a newspaper circulating in the area served by the school in question within 14 days after the date when the decision and reasons were given.
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For regulation 10(3) and (4) there shall be substituted —
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Any such determination may only be made if —
a
such arrangements are made within two months of the date on which the decision and the reasons for it were notified in accordance with regulation 8(1)(a); and
b
the relevant authority have informed each admission authority, whom they were required to consult under section 89(2), or would but for section 89(2A) have been required to so consult, about the admission arrangements which they are seeking to revise under this regulation.
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In this regulation “relevant admission authority” means an admission authority who, before they determined the admission arrangements that they wish to revise, were required to consult under section 89(2), or would but for section 89(2A) have been required to consult the admission authority against whom the decision was made.
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David Miliband
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Skills
18th November 2002


type: legislation

jurisdiction: UK

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Citation and commencement
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This Order may be cited as the District of Chiltern (Electoral Changes) Order 2002.
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This Order shall come into force —
a
for the purpose of proceedings preliminary or relating to any election to be held on 1st May 2003, on 15th October 2002;
b
for all other purposes, on 1st May 2003.
Interpretation
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In this Order —
“district” means the district of Chiltern;
“existing”, in relation to a ward, means the ward as it exists on the date this Order is made;
any reference to the map is a reference to the map marked “Map of the District of Chiltern (Electoral Changes) Order 2002”, of which prints are available for inspection at —
a
the principal office of the Electoral Commission; and
b
the offices of Chiltern District Council; and
any reference to a numbered sheet is a reference to the sheet of the map which bears that number.
Wards of the district of Chiltern
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1
The existing wards of the district shall be abolished.
2
The district shall be divided into twenty-five wards which shall bear the names set out in column (1) of the Schedule.
3
The wards shall comprise the areas described in column (2) of the Schedule by reference to parishes or parish wards or, where an area is not so described, the area designated on the map by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by red lines; and the number of councillors to be elected for each ward shall be the number specified in respect of the ward in column (3) of the Schedule.
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Where a boundary is shown on the map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it shall be treated as running along the centre line of the feature.
Wards of the parish of Amersham
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1
The existing wards of the parish of Amersham shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into five parish wards which shall bear the names Amersham Common, Amersham-on-the-Hill, Amersham Town, Little Chalfont and Weedon Hill; the parish wards of Amersham Common, Amersham-on-the-Hill, Amersham Town and Little Chalfont shall comprise the area of the district wards of the same name, and the parish ward of Weedon Hill shall consist of the rest of the parish.
3
The number of councillors to be elected for each of the Amersham-on-the-Hill, Amersham Town and Little Chalfont parish wards shall be five, for the Amersham Common parish ward shall be three and for the Weedon Hill parish ward shall be two.
Wards of the parish of Chalfont St Peter
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The existing wards of the parish of Chalfont St Peter shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into four parish wards which shall bear the names Austenwood, Central, Chalfont Common and Gold Hill; the parish wards of Central, Chalfont Common and Gold Hill shall comprise the area of the district wards of the same name, and the Austenwood parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.
3
The number of councillors to be elected for each of the Central and Chalfont Common parish wards shall be five, for the Gold Hill parish ward shall be three and for the Austenwood parish ward shall be two.
Wards of the parish of Chesham
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The existing wards of the parish of Chesham shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into nine parish wards which shall bear the names Asheridge Vale, Hilltop, Lowndes, Newtown, Ridgeway, St Mary's, Townsend, Vale and Waterside; and the wards shall comprise the areas designated on sheet 4 by reference to the name of the ward and demarcated by orange lines.
3
The number of councillors to be elected for each of the Townsend and Waterside parish wards shall be three, for the Asheridge Vale, Hilltop, Lowndes, Newtown, Ridgeway and Vale parish wards shall be two and for the St Mary’s parish ward shall be one.
Wards of the parish of Great Missenden
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1
The existing wards of the parish of Great Missenden shall be abolished.
2
The parish shall be divided into three parish wards which shall bear the names Ballinger and South Heath, Great Missenden, and Prestwood and Heath End; the parish wards of Great Missenden, and Prestwood and Heath End shall comprise the area of the district wards of the same name, and the Ballinger and South Heath parish ward shall consist of the rest of the parish.
3
The number of councillors to be elected for the Prestwood and Heath End parish ward shall be nine, for the Great Missenden parish ward shall be four and for the Ballinger and South Heath parish ward shall be two.
Maps
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Chiltern District Council shall make a print of the map marked “Map of the District of Chiltern (Electoral Changes) Order 2002” available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.
Electoral Registers
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The Electoral Registration Officer for the district shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of this Order.
Revocation
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The District of Chiltern (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1975 is revoked, save for article 5.
Signed by the members of the Electoral Commission
Pamela Gordon
Commissioner
11th July 2002
Glyn Mathias
Commissioner
11th July 2002
Neil McIntosh
Commissioner
11th July 2002
Karamjit Singh
Commissioner
11th July 2002
Sam Younger
Commissioner
11th July 2002
Graham Zellick
Commissioner
11th July 2002


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Citation and Interpretation
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This Order may be cited as the Education Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2002.
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In this Order “the 2002 Act ” means the Education Act 2002.
Provisions coming into force
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The following provisions of the 2002 Act shall come into force on 26th July 2002:
sections 65, and 67 to 69;
section 78 for the purposes only of the reference to it in section 65;
Schedule 7.
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The following provisions of the 2002 Act shall come into force except in relation to Wales on 26th July 2002:
sections 60 and 61;
section 215(2) to the extent that it relates to the provisions of Schedule 22 specified below;
in Schedule 22 —
the repeal of section 28Q(12) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995,
the repeal of the entries relating to —
city academy,
city college for the technology of the arts,
city technology college
in section 580 of the Education Act 1996, and
the repeal of sections 130 to 132 of, and Schedule 8 to, the Learning and Skills Act 2000.
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The following provisions shall come into force except in relation to Wales on 2nd September 2002:
sections 28 and 29;
section 40 to the extent that it relates to the provisions of Schedule 3 specified below;
section 43;
sections 54 to 59;
section 152 to the extent that it relates to the provisions of Schedule 13 specified below;
section 155 to the extent that it relates to the provisions of Schedule 14 specified below;
section 204;
section 215(1) to the extent that it relates to the provisions of Schedule 21 specified below;
section 215(2) to the extent that it relates to the provisions of Schedule 22 specified below;
in paragraph 3 of Schedule 1, sub-paragraph (1) except paragraph (a) of that sub-paragraph, and sub-paragraphs (3) to (8) so far as they are necessary for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1);
in Schedule 3, paragraphs 1 to 5;
Schedule 5;
Schedule 6;
in Schedule 13, paragraphs 4 and 5;
in Schedule 14, paragraphs 1 to 4;
in Schedule 21, paragraph 34;
in Schedule 22 —
the repeal of section 79U(5), and the definition of “authorised inspector” from section 79U(9) of the Children Act 1989,
the repeal of Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the Education Act 1997, and
the repeal of section 16(4) and (13) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
David Miliband
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Skills
25th July 2002