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Education Act 1944 (repealed 1.11.1996)

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Contents: 122 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 †Appointment of Minister in charge of education and establishment of Ministry of Education.
  3. 2 Transfer of property and functions to Minister and construction of Acts and documents.
  4. 3 †Seal and acts of Minister.
  5. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  6. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  7. 6 Local education authorities.
  8. 7 Stages and purposes of statutory system of education.
  9. 8 Duty of local education authorities to secure provision of primary and secondary schools.
  10. 9 County schools, voluntary schools, nursery schools, and special schools.
  11. 10 Requirements as to school premises.
  12. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  13. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  14. 14 Restrictions on discontinuance of voluntary schools by managers and governors.
  15. 15 Classification of voluntary schools as controlled schools, aided schools, or special agreement schools.
  16. 16 Transfer of county and voluntary schools to new sites, and substitution of new voluntary schools for old ones.
  17. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  18. 22 Powers of local education authority as to use and care of premises of voluntary schools.
  19. 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  20. 24 Appointment and dismissal of teachers in county schools and in voluntary schools.
  21. 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  22. 26 Special provisions as to religious education in county schools.
  23. 27 Special provisions as to religious education in controlled schools.
  24. 28 Special provisions as to religious education in aided schools and in special agreement schools.
  25. 29 Provisions as to religious instruction in accordance with agreed syllabus.
  26. 30 Saving as to position of teachers.
  27. 31 Transitional provisions as to the separation of primary and secondary schools.
  28. 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  29. 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  30. 35 Compulsory school age.
  31. 36 Duty of parents to secure the education of their children.
  32. 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  33. 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  34. 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  35. 40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  36. 40A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  37. 41 Functions of local education authorities in respect of further education.
  38. 42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  39. 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  40. 47 Interim provisions as to further education.
  41. 48 Medical inspection and treatment of pupils.
  42. 49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  43. 50 Provision of board and lodging otherwise than at boarding schools or colleges.
  44. 51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  45. 52 †Recovery of cost of boarding accommodation and of clothing.
  46. 53 Provision of facilities for recreation and social and physical training.
  47. 54 Power to ensure cleanliness.
  48. 55 Provision of transport and other facilities.
  49. 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  50. 57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  51. 58 Adaptation of enactments relating to the employment of children or young persons.
  52. 59 Power of local education authorities to prohibit or restrict employment of children.
  53. 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  54. 62 †Duties of Minister and of local education authorities as to the training of teachers.
  55. 63 Exemption from building byelaws of buildings approved by the Minister.
  56. 64 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  57. 65 Endowments for maintenance of voluntary schools.
  58. 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  59. 67 Determination of disputes and questions.
  60. 68 †Power of Minister to prevent unreasonable exercise of functions.
  61. 69 †Powers of Minister as to medical examinations and inspections.
  62. 70 Registration of independent schools.
  63. 71 Complaints.
  64. 72 Determination of complaints.
  65. 73 Enforcement.
  66. 74 Removal of disqualifications.
  67. 75 Proceedings before Independent Schools Tribunals and matters relating thereto.
  68. 76 Pupils to be educated in accordance with the wishes of their parents.
  69. 77 Inspection of educational establishments.
  70. 78 Provision of certain ancillary services for pupils not in attendance at schools maintained by local education authorities.
  71. 79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  72. 80 Registration of pupils at schools.
  73. 81 Power of local education authorities to give assistance by means of scholarships and otherwise.
  74. 82 Powers of local education authorities as to educational research.
  75. 83 Powers of local education authorities as to educational conferences.
  76. 84 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  77. 85 Power of local education authorities to accept gifts for educational purposes.
  78. 86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  79. 87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  80. 88 Appointment of chief education officers of local education authorities.
  81. 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  82. 90 Compulsory purchase of land and other dealings in land by local education authorities.
  83. 91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  84. 92 Reports and returns.
  85. 93 Power of Minister to direct local inquiries.
  86. 94 Certificates of birth and registrars’ returns.
  87. 95 Provisions as to evidence.
  88. 96 Provisions consequential on cessation of functions of former authorities.
  89. 97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  90. 98 Compensation of persons prejudicially affected by this Act.
  91. 99 Powers of Minister in default of local education authorities or . . . governors.
  92. 100 Grants in aid of educational services.
  93. 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  94. 102 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  95. 103 .
  96. 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  97. 105 †Power of the Minister to make loans to aided schools and special agreement schools in respect of initial expenditure.
  98. 106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  99. 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  100. 108 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  101. 111 Revocation and variation of orders and directions.
  102. 111A Regulations: different provision for Wales.
  103. 112 Regulations to be laid before Parliament.
  104. 113 Notices.
  105. 114 Interpretation.
  106. 115 Saving as to persons in the service of the Crown.
  107. 116 Saving as to persons of unsound mind and persons detained by order of a court.
  108. 117 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  109. 118 Application to Isles of Scilly.
  110. 119 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  111. 120 Amendment of enactments.
  112. 121 Repeal of enactments.
  113. 122 Short title and extent.
  114. FIRST SCHEDULE LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
  115. SECOND SCHEDULE TRANSFER TO A LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY OF AN INTEREST IN THE PREMISES OF A VOLUNTARY SCHOOL
  116. THIRD SCHEDULE SPECIAL AGREEMENTS IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS
  117. FOURTH SCHEDULE . . .
  118. FIFTH SCHEDULE PROCEDURE FOR PREPARING AND BRINGING INTO OPERATION AN AGREED SYLLABUS OF RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION
  119. SIXTH SCHEDULE CONSTITUTION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS TRIBUNALS
  120. SEVENTH SCHEDULE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  121. EIGHTH SCHEDULE AMENDMENT OF ENACTMENTS.
  122. NINTH SCHEDULE

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EIGHTH SCHEDULE AMENDMENT OF ENACTMENTS.

Section 120. PART I ENACTMENTS AMENDED FROM DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PART II OF THIS ACT. Enactment to be amended. | Amendment. The Mental Deficiency Act, 1913 . . . | . . . . . . | . . . The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act, 1919 . . . | . . . The Children and Young Persons Act, 1933. . . . | . . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . . . . . | . . . Section ninety-six | In subsection (1), the words “as respects children” and the words from “for elementary education” (where those words first occur) to the end of the subsection shall be omitted ; subsection (2) shall be omitted ; in subsection (3) for the words from “for elementary education” to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted the words “shall be defrayed as expenses under the enactments relating to education” ; in subsection (4), for the word “under” (where that word secondly occurs) there shall be substituted the words “in accordance with”, and the words “as expenses of elementary education under the Education Act, 1921” shall be omitted. PART II ENACTMENTS AMENDED FROM DATE ON WHICH SECTION FORTY-FOUR OF THIS ACT COMES INTO OPERATION . . .

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