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School Standards and Framework Act 1998

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141 Minor authorities.

(1) For the purposes of this Act a maintained school serves an area for which there are one or more minor authorities if the area served by the school is— (a) a parish or community; (b) an area in England which is not within a parish and is not situated in— (i) a county for which there is no council, or (ii) a county in which there are no district councils; or (c) an area comprising two or more areas each of which falls within paragraph (a) or (b). (2) Where the area served by the school is a parish— (a) the parish council (if there is one), or (b) the parish meeting (if there is no parish council), is the minor authority in relation to the school. (3) Where the area served by the school is a community, the community council is the minor authority in relation to the school. (4) Where the area served by the school is an area falling within subsection (1)(b), any district council for the whole or part of the area is a minor authority in relation to the school. (5) Where the area served by the school is an area falling within subsection (1)(c), each of the relevant authorities is a minor authority in relation to the school. (6) In subsection (5) “the relevant authorities” means the bodies which, if the two or more constituent areas referred to in subsection (1)(c) were taken separately, would be minor authorities in relation to the school. (7) References in this section to the area served by a school are references to the area appearing to the local authority to be served by the school.

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141 Minor authorities.

(1) For the purposes of this Act a maintained school serves an area for which there are one or more minor authorities if the area served by the school is— (a) a parish or community; (b) an area in England which is not within a parish and is not situated in— (i) a county for which there is no council, or (ii) a county in which there are no district councils; or (c) an area comprising two or more areas each of which falls within paragraph (a) or (b). (2) Where the area served by the school is a parish— (a) the parish council (if there is one), or (b) the parish meeting (if there is no parish council), is the minor authority in relation to the school. (3) Where the area served by the school is a community, the community council is the minor authority in relation to the school. (4) Where the area served by the school is an area falling within subsection (1)(b), any district council for the whole or part of the area is a minor authority in relation to the school. (5) Where the area served by the school is an area falling within subsection (1)(c), each of the relevant authorities is a minor authority in relation to the school. (6) In subsection (5) “the relevant authorities” means the bodies which, if the two or more constituent areas referred to in subsection (1)(c) were taken separately, would be minor authorities in relation to the school. (7) References in this section to the area served by a school are references to the area appearing to the local authority to be served by the school.

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