1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Maintained Special Schools) (England) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st September 1999.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to local education authorities and schools maintained by (or, in the case of new schools, proposed to be maintained by) local education authorities in England.
2.—(1) In these Regulations–
“the Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
“the Transition Regulations” means to Education (School Organisation Proposals) (Transition to New Framework) Regulations 1999(1);
“maintained special school” means a community or foundation special school;
and any reference to section 31, Schedule 6 or Schedule 7 is a reference to that section of, or Schedule to, the Act.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 6, in relation to maintained special schools, and these Regulations the date of publication of proposals is–
(a)the date on which the requirements of regulation 5 are satisfied; or
(b)where different requirements are satisfied on different days, on the last of such days.
S.I. 1999/704.