The Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005

Interpretation

3.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 1996 Act” (“Deddf 1996”) means the Education Act 1996(1);

“the 1998 Act” (“Deddf 1998”) means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(2);

“the 2002 Act” (“Deddf 2002”) means the Education Act 2002;

“school teacher” (“athro neu athrawes ysgol”) is to be interpreted in accordance with section 122 of the 2002 Act;

“working day” (“diwrnod gwaith”) means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day which is a bank holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971(3).

(2) Any reference in these Regulations to—

(a) the governing body or to the governing body of a school is a reference to the governing body of any maintained school to which the provision applies;

(b) a governor is a reference to a member of a governing body of any school to which the provision applies;

(c) the local education authority is a reference to the local education authority that maintains the school.

(3) Any reference in these Regulations to—

(a) a numbered regulation, Part or Schedule is a reference to the regulation, Part or Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations;

(b) a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the regulation or Schedule in which the reference appears; and

(c) a numbered sub-paragraph is a reference to the sub-paragraph bearing that number in the paragraph in which the reference appears.

(1)

1996 c. 56.

(2)

1998 c. 31.

(3)

1971 c. 80.