Commentary on Sections General Section 15: Transitional provisions
47.Section 15 provides for transitional arrangements in relation to existing Academies, CTCs and CCTAs. It also provides for existing agreements with Academies made under section 482 of the EA 1996 (‘section 482 agreements’) to be treated as agreements made under section 1 of the Act (subsection (6)).
48.Subsections (1) to (5) of the section ensure that existing legislative or other references to section 482 agreements, other than those contained in this Act, are treated as including references to ‘Academy arrangements’ within the meaning of section 1, references to Academy arrangements are treated as including references to section 482 agreements, and references to Academies are treated as including references to CTCs and CCTAs. Subsection (8) permits proprietors of CTCs and CCTAs to agree with the Secretary of State that the college will become known as an Academy, but does not affect the operation of an existing section 482 agreement with such a college if an agreement with the Secretary of State under subsection (8) is not made (subsection (9)).