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STATES GRANTS (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSISTANCE) AMENDMENT ACT 1995 No. 29, 1995 - SECT 13

13. Section 45 of the Principal Act is amended:

   (a)  by omitting subsections (1) and (2) and substituting the following
        subsections:



"(1) If:

   (a)  a maximum number of students eligible for general recurrent funding is
        specified in the list for a systemic school or a non-systemic school
        or for a location for which a school is included in the list; and

   (b)  the authority wishes the Minister to increase or decrease the
        specified number before 1 January 1998; the approved authority may
        apply to the Minister in the approved form for a variation of the list
        so as to increase or decrease the number so specified.



"(2) If:

   (a)  a maximum number of students eligible for general recurrent funding is
        specified in the list for a systemic school or a non-systemic school
        or for a location for which a school is included in the list; and

   (b)  the authority wishes the Minister to increase or decrease the number
        so specified on or after 1 January 1998; and

   (c)  an approved authority has given notice under section 44A in respect of
        a systemic school or a non-systemic school or in respect of a location
        for which a school is included in the list; the authority may apply to
        the Minister in the approved form for a variation of the list so as to
        increase or decrease the maximum number of students so specified.



"(2A) An application under subsection (1) must be made:

   (a)  not later than 2 years before 1 March in the year in which the
        proposed variation would take effect; or

   (b)  if the Minister, in special circumstances, has allowed the authority
        to give a notice after the day fixed under paragraph (a)-not later
        than a day fixed by the Minister.



"(2B) If the approved authority has given notice under paragraph 44A(2)(a),
the application must be made by 1 March in the year following the year in
which notice was given.



"(2C) If the approved authority has given notice under paragraph 44A(2)(b),
the application must be made within 2 months after the last day the notice
could be given under that paragraph.";
(b) by inserting in subsection (3) "or subsection (2)" after "subsection (1)";
(c) by inserting in subsection (4) "or subsection (2)" after "subsection (1)";
(d) by inserting in subsection (6) "or subsection (2)" after "subsection (1)".