The Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005

Revocations, savings and amendments

2.—(1) The Education (School Government) (Transition to New Framework) Regulations 1998(1) are hereby revoked.

(2) The Education (School Government) (Wales) Regulations 1999(2) are revoked with effect from 1 January 2006, except for the following provisions which remain in force in respect of every maintained school until a new instrument of government is made for the school in accordance with regulation 33—

• Regulation 1 except for the words “and new schools” in paragraph (3);

• Regulation 2(1) except for the definitions of “the First Transitional Regulations”, “new school” “School Organisation Regulations” and “the Second Transitional Regulations”;

• Regulation 2(2) except for the definitions of “temporary governing body” and “temporary governors”;

• Regulation 3 except for the words “or temporary governing body (however constituted)” and “or (as the case may be) new school”;

• Regulation 4 except for the words in brackets, for which are substituted the words “in accordance with the 1998 Act”;

• Regulation 5(1) (a) except for the words “or will maintain” and “or a new school”; and after the words “for which an instrument of government has been made” are added the words “in accordance with the 1998 Act”;

• Regulation 5(2) (i), (iii) and (iv), except for the words “and (b)” and the words “or, in the case of a new school which has not opened, the diocesan authority which will be the appropriate diocesan authority when the school opens”;

• Regulation 6(1) and Schedule 1;

• Regulations 9 to 12 and Schedules 2 to 4;

• Regulation 15 except for the words “Subject to Part VIII (transitional provisions), Schedule 6 sets”, for which are substituted “Paragraphs (12) to (16) of Schedule 6 to these Regulations and Schedule 5 to the Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005 set”, and paragraphs (12) to (16) of Schedule 6;

• Regulations 16 and 17;

• Regulation 18 except in paragraph (1) for the words “and to Part VIII (transitional provisions)”; and

• Regulations 19 and 20.

(3) Paragraph (1) of regulation 31 of the Education (New Schools) (Wales) Regulations 1999(3), is amended by substituting the words “Part 5 of the Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005” for the words “Schedule 12 to the 1998 Act”.

(1)

S.I. 1998/2763, as amended by S.I. 1999/362, 1999/2242 (W. 2), 2001/2263 (W. 164).

(2)

S.I. 1999/2242 (W. 2) as amended by S.I. 2001/2263 (W. 164).

(3)

S.I. 1999/2243; this regulation is also amended by regulation 6 of the Education Act 2002 (Transitional Provisions etc) (Wales) Regulations 2005, S.I. 2005/2913 (W. 210).