The Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) (Wales) Regulations 2016

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 1998 Act” (“Deddf 1998”) means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

“the 2013 Act” (“Deddf 2013”) means the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013(1);

“the relevant religion or religious denomination” (“y grefydd berthnasol neu’r enwad crefyddol perthnasol”) means the religion or religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets religious education is, or may be, required to be provided at the school in accordance with Schedule 19 to the 1998 Act (or, as the case may be, each such religion or religious denomination).

(2) In these Regulations—

(a) references to a “voluntary school” are references to such a school within the meaning of the 1998 Act including a new school which has a temporary governing body and which will be such a school when established; and

(b) references to a “governing body” include a temporary governing body.

(1)

2013 anaw 1.