The Education (Change of Category of Maintained Schools) (England) Regulations 1999

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations:

• “the Act”means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

• “the main school government regulations” means the Education (School Government) (England) Regulations 1999(1);

• “the governing body” means the governing body of the school in respect of which a change of category is proposed or, as the case may be, takes place;

• “the implementation date” means the date specified in the proposals as the date on which it is intended that the change of category should take place;

• “the proposals” means the proposals published under paragraph 3 of Schedule 8 to the Act with any modifications made by the school organisation committee or adjudicator under paragraph 3 or 5 of Schedule 6 to the Act (as those paragraphs have effect with modifications by virtue of Schedule 1).

(2) Expressions used in these Regulations set out in the first column of the table below have the meaning given by, or (as the case may be) are to be interpreted in accordance with, the provisions referred to in the second column of that table–

“Education Act Forum”	section 11(2) of the Act;
“education action zone”	section 10(1) of the Act;
“instrument of government”	section 37(1) of the Act;
“sponsor”	paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the main school government regulations.

(1)

S.I. 1999/2163.