Education Act 1964 (repealed 1.11.1996) (1964 c. 82)

Provisions relating to England and Wales

1 New schools with special age-limits.

(1) Where proposals with respect to a school maintained or to be maintained by a local education authority are submitted to the Secretary of State under section 12 or 13 of the Education Act 1980, the proposals may, if the authority or persons submitting the proposals think fit,—

[F3] Words substituted by Education Act 1968 (c. 17), s. 2(a)

[F4] Words substituted by Education Act 1980 (c. 20, SIF 41:1), s. 16(4), Sch. 3 para. 11

(a) specify an age which is below the age of ten years and six months and an age which is above the age of twelve years, and

(b) provide that the school shall be a school for providing full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils whose ages are between the ages so specified.

[F5] Words substituted by Education Act 1968 (c. 17), s. 2(b)

(2) The Secretary of State shall make regulations for determining, or enabling him to determine, whether a school in respect of which proposals making such provision as is mentioned in the preceding subsection are implemented is to be deemed for the purposes of the Education Act 1944 and the other enactments relating to education to be a primary or a secondary school.

[F6] S. 1(2) substituted by Education Act 1980 (c. 20, SIF 41:1), s. 16(4), Sch. 3 para. 12

(3) The powers conferred by this section shall be exercisable—

(a) notwithstanding anything contained in the Education Acts 1944 to 1962, and, in particular, in section 7 of the Education Act 1944 (which relates to the stages in which the statutory system of public education is to be organised), but

(b) without prejudice to the exercise of any other power conferred by those Acts.

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[F7] s. 2 repealed by Education (School-leaving Dates) Act 1976 (c. 5), Sch.

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[F8] ss.3, 4, 5(3) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45), Sch. 1 Pt. V

Supplementary provisions

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5 Short title, citation, construction and extent.

[F9] S. 5 repealed (S.) by Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44, SIF 41:2), s. 136(3), Sch. 5.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Education Act 1964.

(2) The Education Acts 1944 to 1962 and this Act . . . may be cited together as the Education Acts 1944 to 1964.

[F10] Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45), Sch. 1 Pt. V

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(4) This Act, . . . , shall be construed as one with the Education Acts 1944 to 1953.

[F10] Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45), Sch. 1 Pt. V

(5) Except in so far as the context otherwise requires, any reference in this Act to an enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any other enactment.

(6) . . . this Act shall not extend to Scotland; . . .

[F10] Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1978 (c. 45), Sch. 1 Pt. V

(7) This Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland.