The Transfer of Functions Concerning School Lunches etc. (England) (Amendment) Order 2013

This Order amends the Education (Transfer of Functions Concerning School Lunches etc.) (England) (No. 2) Order 1999 so as to provide that the duty to provide school lunches in accordance with section 512(3) and (4) of the Education Act 1996, and the duty to provide school lunches free of charge in accordance with section 512ZB(1) of that Act, is transferred from local authorities to the governing body of each maintained school in England, irrespective of whether the school’s budget share includes a specific amount in respect of meals and other refreshment.