In these Regulations—

• “the 1996 Act” (“Deddf 1996”) means the Education Act 19964;

• “the 1998 Act” (“Deddf 1998”) means the School Standards and Framework Act 19985;

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

• “the 2011 Measure” (“Mesur 2011”) means the Education (Wales) Measure 20116;

• “the 2013 Act” (“Deddf 2013”) means the School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 20137;

• “acting head teacher” (“pennaeth dros dro”) means a person appointed to carry out the functions of the head teacher of the federation or of a federated school, pending the appointment of a head teacher or in the absence of the head teacher;

• “appropriate diocesan authority” (“awdurdod esgobaethol priodol”) has the meaning given by section 142(1) and (4) of the 1998 Act;

• “appropriate religious body” (“corff crefyddol priodol”) in relation to a school designated under section 69(3) of the 1998 Act as having a religious character that is not a Church in Wales school or a Roman Catholic Church school, means the body that the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate in relation to the religion or religious denomination to which the school belongs;

• “day” (“diwrnod”) means school day as defined by section 579 of the 1996 Act;

• “the federation date” (“y dyddiad ffedereiddio”) means the date on which governing bodies federate;

• “governing body” (“corff llywodraethu”) means a governing body incorporated under section 19(1) of the 2002 Act or these Regulations as appropriate;

• “the Government of Maintained Schools Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Llywodraethu Ysgolion a Gynhelir”) means the Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 20058;

• “local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means the local authority in Wales by which a maintained school is, or a proposed school is to be, maintained; and where a federation includes schools maintained by different local authorities in Wales, “relevant local authority” (“awdurdod lleol perthnasol”) means the local authority by which a maintained school is, or a proposed school is to be, maintained;

• “local authority federation” (“ffederasiwn awdurdod lleol”) means a federation containing at least one federated school that has been federated by virtue of section 11 of the 2011 Measure (proposal by local authorities to federate schools) and by these Regulations;

• “the New Maintained Schools Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Ysgolion a Gynhelir Newydd”) means the New Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 20059;

• “new school” (“ysgol newydd”) has the same meaning as in regulation 3 of the New Maintained Schools Regulations;

• “pupil” (“disgybl”) has the meaning given by section 3 of the 1996 Act;

• “school council” (“cyngor ysgol”) means a council established in accordance with regulation 3 of the School Councils Regulations;

• “the School Council Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Cynghorau Ysgol”) means the School Councils (Wales) Regulations 200510;

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

• “small school” (“ysgol fach”) is to be interpreted in accordance with an Order made under section 15 of the 2011 Measure;

• “school organisation proposal functions” (“swyddogaethau cynigion trefniadaeth ysgolion”) means the functions in sections 42, 43, 45, 53 and 80 of the 2013 Act;

• “the Staffing Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Staffio”) means the Staffing of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 200611 and;

• “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 section 1 of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 197112.