ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

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1. Part I

   General

   1. Chapter I

      The statutory system of education

      1. General

         1. 1. The stages of education.

         2. 2. Definition of primary, secondary and further education.

         3. 3. Definition of pupil etc.

      2. Educational institutions

         1. 4. Schools: general.

         2. 5. Primary schools, secondary schools and middle schools.

         3. 6. Nursery schools and special schools.

      3. Compulsory education

         1. 7. Duty of parents to secure education of children of compulsory school age.

         2. 8. Compulsory school age.

      4. Education in accordance with parental wishes

         1. 9. Pupils to be educated in accordance with parents' wishes.

   2. Chapter II

      Functions of the Secretary of State

      1. 10. General duty of Secretary of State.

      2. 11. Duty in the case of primary, secondary and further education.

   3. Chapter III

      Local education authorities

      1. The authorities

         1. 12. Local education authorities and their areas.

      2. General functions

         1. 13. General responsibility for education.

         2. 14. Functions in respect of provision of primary and secondary schools.

         3. 15. Functions in respect of provision of further education.

      3. Establishment etc. of schools

         1. 16. Power to establish, maintain and assist primary and secondary schools.

         2. 17. Powers in respect of nursery education.

      4. Other arrangements for provision of education

         1. 18. Power to arrange provision of education at non-maintained schools.

         2. 19. Exceptional provision of education in pupil referral units or elsewhere.

   4. Chapter IV

      The Funding Authorities

      1. The Authorities

         1. 20. The Funding Agency for Schools.

         2. 21. The Schools Funding Council for Wales.

      2. Functions

         1. 22. Functions of funding authorities.

         2. 23. Value-for-money studies of grant-maintained schools.

         3. 24. Supervision of funding authorities by the Secretary of State.

      3. Supplemental

         1. 25. Grants to funding authorities.

         2. 26. Meaning of "funding authority".

   5. Chapter V

      Allocation of responsibility for education at school between LEA and funding authority

      1. 27. Responsibility for providing sufficient school places.

   6. Chapter VI

      Supplemental

      1. Allocation of functions

         1. 28. Resolution of disputes as to allocation of functions.

      2. Provision of information

         1. 29. Provision of information by local education authorities.

         2. 30. Provision of information by funding authorities.

2. Part II

   Schools maintained by local education authorities

   1. Chapter I

      Preliminary

      1. 31. County schools and voluntary schools.

      2. 32. Categories of voluntary schools: controlled, aided and special agreement schools.

      3. 33. Maintained nursery schools and maintained special schools.

      4. 34. Meaning of "maintain" etc.

   2. Chapter II

      Establishment, alteration etc. of county and voluntary schools

      1. County schools: establishment, alteration or change of site

         1. 35. County school: proposals for establishment, alteration or new site.

         2. 36. Objections to proposals under section 35.

         3. 37. Approval or rejection by Secretary of State of proposals under section 35.

         4. 38. Determination by LEA whether to implement proposals under section 35.

         5. 39. Approval of school premises.

         6. 40. Implementation of proposals under section 35, etc.

      2. Voluntary schools: establishment, alteration or change of site

         1. 41. Voluntary school: proposals for establishment, alteration or new site.

         2. 42. Objections to proposals under section 41.

         3. 43. Approval or rejection by Secretary of State of proposals under section 41.

         4. 44. Approval of school premises.

         5. 45. Implementation of proposals under section 41, etc.

         6. 46. Establishment of a new voluntary school in substitution for an old one.

         7. 47. Order authorising transfer of…