Education Act 2002

39 Interpretation of Chapter 1 E+W

(1) In this Chapter—

• “budget share” has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31);

• “federation” and “federated school” have the meaning given by section 24;

• “maintained school” means a community, foundation or voluntary school, a community or foundation special school or a maintained nursery school;

• “maintained nursery school” means a nursery school which is maintained by a local education authority and is not a special school;

• “statutory provision” means a provision contained in an Act or in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30).

(2) In this Chapter—

(a) references to a school having a delegated budget are references to the governing body of the school being entitled to manage the school’s budget share, and

(b) where a school has a delegated budget the governing body are accordingly said to have a right to a delegated budget.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 39 partly in force; s. 39 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 216; s. 39(2) and the definition of "budget share" in s. 39(1) in force for E. at 1.10.2002 by S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3 (with transitional provisions and savings in art. 4, Sch.)