HC Deb 20 June 1989 vol 155 cc213-4

'.—(1) In so far as the context admits, functions under this Act of a school board are, for the purposes of—

  1. (a) section 5 of the 1988 Act (advice to boards) matters within the competence of the board;
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  2. (b) sections 8(1) (exercise of functions of boards) and 19 (allowances for members) of that Act functions of the board;
  3. (c) section 13 (parents' meetings) of that Act activities of the board.

(2) Subsection (1)(b) of section 17 of the 1988 Act (financing of boards) shall apply in relation to functions of a school board under this Act as it applies to such functions under that Act; and subsection (3) of that section shall be construed accordingly.'.—[Mr. Michael Forsyth.]

Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.

Ballot expenses

'.Subject to section 14(2) of this Act, an education authority who have received written notice under subsection (6) of section 13 of this Act from a school board shall neither pay any sum nor incur any expense, for the purpose of influencing the outcome of the ballot provided for by subsection (1) of the said section 16, in excess of such maximum amount as may be prescribed; and the school board may, for the purposes of the ballot, require the Secretary of State to make payment to them under this section of sums whose total does not exceed that amount in respect of such expenses as they may incur in promoting the acquisition of self-governing status by the school.'. —[Mr. Michael Forsyth.]

Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.

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