Education Act 1968 (repealed 1.11.1996) Changes in character, size or situation of schools. 1 1 For purposes of the Education Acts 1944 to 1993 and any other enactment relating to the duties of a local education authority, references in whatever terms to discontinuing a school (and, in particular, those in section 13 of the Education Act 1944 or section 12 of the Education Act 1980 to a local authority ceasing to maintain a county school or a voluntary school), or to establishing a new school, shall not be read as applying by reason of any change which is made to an existing school— a by education beginning or ceasing to be provided for pupils above or below a particular age; or b by education beginning or ceasing to be provided for girls as well as boys, of for boys as well as girls; or c by any enlargement or alteration of the school premises or transfer of the school to a new site; and the school existing before an event mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) above shall be regarded as continuing despite that event and as being the same school before and after that event (unless it is to be regarded for other reasons as discontinued). 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 In the enactments mentioned in Schedule I to this Act there shall be made the amendments provided for by that Schedule, being amendments arising out of or related to the provisions in subsections (1) and (2) above ; and the enactments mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in column 3 of that Schedule. 4 Subsection (1) above shall be deemed to have had effect since the beginning of April 1945 in so far as the effect is— a that a school is to be or have been regarded as being the same school before and after any such event as is there mentioned; or b that anything may be or have been lawfully done without proposals being approved under section 13 of the Education Act 1944. 5 Subject to subsection (4) above, this section shall not apply in relation to things proposed to be done before the end of the summer term 1968, nor in relation to proposals approved before then under section 13 of the Education Act 1944 or to anything done or to be done in pursuance of any such proposals; and for this purpose “ summer term ” means, in the case of any school, the term ending last before the month of September. Schools with special age limits. 2 Section 1 of the Education Act 1964 (which enables new county or voluntary schools to be established to provide both primary and secondary education) shall apply where it is proposed that an existing school maintained or to be maintained by a local education authority should provide both primary and secondary education, and accordingly in subsection (1) of that section— a for the words from “Where a local education authority intend to establish a new county school” to “for that purpose” there shall be substituted the words “Where proposals with respect to a school maintained or to be maintained by a local education authority are submitted” ; and b for the word “established” in paragraph (b) there shall be substituted the words “a school”. Approval or provision of school premises (miscellaneous amendments). 3 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 In the proviso to section 10(2) of the Education Act 1944, as set out in section 7(1) of the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1948 (which proviso enables the Secretary of State in certain circumstances to permit school premises not to conform to the prescribed standards) for the words “having regard to shortage of labour or materials” in paragraph (c) there shall be substituted the words “having regard to the need to control public expenditure in the interests of the national economy” 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expenses. 4 There shall be paid out of moneys provided by Parliament any increase attributable to this Act in the sums so payable under the Education Acts 1944 to 1967. Text of certain provisions as amended by this Act. 5 1 In accordance with the provisions of this Act (apart from the transitional provisions in section 1(5)), the following sections, namely,— . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . section 1 of the Education Act 1946; and section 7 of the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1948; are to have effect as set out in Schedule 3 to this Act with the amendments made by this Act, by the Secretary of State for Education and Science Order 1964 and by the provisions listed in subsection (2) below, but without prejudice to the operation of any enactment affecting the operation of those sections and not so listed. 2 The provisions above referred to, . . . as regards provisions by which section 1 of the Education Act 1946 is amended, are— The Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1953, section 3; and The Education Act 1967, section 2. Short title, citation, construction and extent. 6 1 This Act may be cited as the Education Act 1968 and this Act and the Education Acts 1944 to 1967 may be cited together as the Education Acts 1944 to 1968. 2 This Act shall be construed as one with the Education Acts 1944 to 1967. 3 This Act does not extend to Scotland or to Northern Ireland.