In this Chapter—

• “regional provision” (“darpariaeth ranbarthol”) means—

  1. a

     provision of education for children belonging to the areas of different local authorities, at a school maintained by one of those authorities, or

  2. b

     provision made by two or more local authorities for goods or services to be supplied by one of the authorities—

     1. i

        to the other or others, or

     2. ii

        to one or more governing bodies of schools maintained by the other authority or authorities;

• “special education functions” (“swyddogaethau addysg arbennig”) means functions under Part 4 of the Education Act 1996 (special educational needs).