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Education Act 1996

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455 Permitted charges.

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a charge may be made in respect of— (a) education provided for a registered pupil at a maintained school other than education in respect of which, by virtue of section 451, no charge may be made, (b) the entry of a registered pupil at a maintained school for a public examination in any syllabus for that examination otherwise than in circumstances in which, by virtue of section 453(1), no charge may be made, (ba) travel arrangements provided under section 6 of the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 (“the Measure”) for a registered pupil at a maintained school in Wales, other than arrangements in respect of which, by virtue of section 454(3) of this Act or sections 3 or 4 of the Measure, no charge may be made, (c) transport provided for a registered pupil at a maintained school in England other than transport in respect of which, by virtue of section 454(3) or 508B(1), 508F(3) ..., or section 508E(2)(d) and paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 35C, , no charge may be made, and (d) board and lodging provided for a registered pupil at a maintained school on a residential trip. (2) A charge may not be made— (a) by virtue of subsection (1)(a) in respect of the provision for a pupil of education, (b) by virtue of subsection (1)(b) in respect of the entry of a pupil for an examination in any syllabus for that examination, ... (ba) by virtue of subsection (1)(ba) in respect of the provision for a pupil of travel arrangements, or (c) by virtue of subsection (1)(c) in respect of the provision for a pupil of transport, unless the education is provided, the pupil is entered for the examination in that syllabus, or the transport is provided, by agreement with the pupil’s parent. (3) Any education, examination entry travel arrangements, or transport in respect of which a charge may be made by virtue of subsection (1) is referred to in this Chapter as an “optional extra”.

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455 Permitted charges.

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a charge may be made in respect of— (a) education provided for a registered pupil at a maintained school other than education in respect of which, by virtue of section 451, no charge may be made, (b) the entry of a registered pupil at a maintained school for a public examination in any syllabus for that examination otherwise than in circumstances in which, by virtue of section 453(1), no charge may be made, (ba) travel arrangements provided under section 6 of the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 (“the Measure”) for a registered pupil at a maintained school in Wales, other than arrangements in respect of which, by virtue of section 454(3) of this Act or sections 3 or 4 of the Measure, no charge may be made, (c) transport provided for a registered pupil at a maintained school in England other than transport in respect of which, by virtue of section 454(3) or 508B(1), 508F(3) ..., or section 508E(2)(d) and paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 35C, , no charge may be made, and (d) board and lodging provided for a registered pupil at a maintained school on a residential trip. (2) A charge may not be made— (a) by virtue of subsection (1)(a) in respect of the provision for a pupil of education, (b) by virtue of subsection (1)(b) in respect of the entry of a pupil for an examination in any syllabus for that examination, ... (ba) by virtue of subsection (1)(ba) in respect of the provision for a pupil of travel arrangements, or (c) by virtue of subsection (1)(c) in respect of the provision for a pupil of transport, unless the education is provided, the pupil is entered for the examination in that syllabus, or the transport is provided, by agreement with the pupil’s parent. (3) Any education, examination entry travel arrangements, or transport in respect of which a charge may be made by virtue of subsection (1) is referred to in this Chapter as an “optional extra”.

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