Commentary on Sections Part 2 – Independent schools Section 7 – Supplementary
62.Section 7 makes provision for the application of Part V of the 1980 Act to proprietors of independent schools who are not individuals, and also makes provision for the dates on which registrations and removals from the register will come into effect.
63.Section 103A specifies that all the powers and provisions within Part V of the 1980 Act relating to the proprietor of an independent school relate also to a “relevant person”. Subsection (6) defines “relevant person” in relation to the proprietor of an independent school so that where the proprietor is a body corporate, the relevant person will be any person who is a director, manager or secretary of the body corporate, or any person who purports to act as such. Where the proprietor is a partnership, the “relevant person” will be any person who is a partner, or purports to be such. Where the proprietor is an unincorporated association, other than a partnership, the “relevant person” will be any person who is concerned in the management or control of the association, or any person who purports to act in such a capacity.
64.Section 103B sets out the date on which the registration of an independent school or the removal of an independent school from the register is to come into effect.