Designation Procedure5
1
If a school’s proprietor applies for an order under these Regulations, the National Assembly must designate the school as a school which has a religious character if —
a
it is satisfied that the school is conducted, or education at the school is provided, in accordance with the tenets of one or more religions or religions denominations; and
b
some or all of the premises currently occupied by the school were provided on trust in connection with —
i
the provision of education, or
ii
the conduct of an educational institution
in accordance with the tenets of one or more religions or religious denominations; or
c
at least one member of the governing body is a person appointed as a governor to represent the interests of one or more religions or religious denominations; or
d
the governing instrument of the school provides —
i
that the school will be conducted in accordance with the tenets of one or more religions or religious denominations; or
ii
that education at the school will be provided in accordance with the tenets of one or more religions or religious denominations.
2
If a school’s proprietor applies for an order in accordance with these Regulations but paragraph (1) does not apply, the National Assembly may nevertheless designate a school which has a religious character if it considers it appropriate to do so having regard to the following —
a
whether the school is conducted in accordance with the tenets of one or more religions or religious denominations;
b
whether education at the school is provided in accordance with the tenets of one or more religions or religious denominations; and
c
any representations made by a religious body on behalf of the school.
3
For the purposes of this regulation any reference to the education at a school being provided in accordance with the tenets of one or more religions or religious denominations does not require all education provided to be in accordance with those tenets.