Part 2Establishment, discontinuance or alteration of schools

General

32Interpretation of Part 2

(1)

In this Part, except where the contrary intention appears—

“adjudicator” is to be read in accordance with section 25(3) of SSFA 1998;

“discontinue”, in relation to a maintained school, is to be read in accordance with section 15(8);

“foundation”, in relation to a foundation or voluntary school, has (subject to sections 25(8) and 27(8)) the meaning given by section 21(3) of SSFA 1998;

“local education authority”, in relation to a school maintained (or proposed to be maintained) by a local education authority, means that authority;

“maintain”, in relation to a maintained school, has the same meaning as in SSFA 1998;

“maintained school” means any of the following schools in England—

(a)

a community, foundation or voluntary school,

(b)

a community or foundation special school, or

(c)

a maintained nursery school;

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

“regulations” means regulations made under this Part by the Secretary of State.

(2)

For the purposes of this Part, a foundation or voluntary school has a religious character if it is designated by order under section 69(3) of SSFA 1998 as a school having such a character.