1.—(1) These regulations are called the Schools Forums (Wales) Regulations 2003 and come into force on 13th November 2003.
(2) These Regulations apply only to Wales.
(3) In these Regulations —
“the 1998 Act” (“Deddf 1998”) means the Schools Standards and Framework Act 1998;
“the eligibility criteria” (“y meini prawf cymhwyso”) means the criteria determined by the relevant authority as the criteria which a person must meet to be eligible to be nominated, by the relevant body concerned, for appointment to the schools forum established by that authority.
“non-schools member” (“aelod o'r tu allan i'r ysgolion”), in relation to a schools forum, means a member other than a schools member;
“relevant authority” (“awdurdod perthnasol”), in relation to a schools forum, means the local education authority by whom the forum is established;
“relevant body” (“corff perthnasol”) means any body (including any body or person referred to in regulation 5(4)(a), (b) and (c) and the authority itself but excluding the National Council for Education and Training for Wales) which is identified by a relevant authority as appropriate for representation on a forum;
“schools maintained by the relevant authority” (“ysgolion a gynhelir gan yr ysgolion perthnasol”) means all community, community special, foundation, foundation special and voluntary schools maintained by the relevant authority; and
“schools member” (“aelod ysgolion”), in relation to a schools forum, means a member elected to represent governing bodies or head teachers of schools maintained by the relevant authority.
(4) In these Regulations, a reference to a governing body does not include a reference to the temporary governing body of a new school (within the meaning of section 72(3) of the 1998 Act) and a reference to a governor does not include a reference to a member of the temporary governing body of a new school.