The Religious Character of Schools (Designation Procedure) Regulations 1998

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations–

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

(b) “the relevant religion or religious denomination” means the religion or religious denomination in accordance with whose tenets religious education is, or may be, required to be provided at the school in accordance with Schedule 19 to the 1998 Act (or, as the case may be, each such religion or religious denomination).

(2) In these Regulations–

(a) references to a “voluntary or grant-maintained school” are references to such a school within the meaning of the Education Act 1996(1) including a new school which has a temporary governing body and which was proposed to be established as a voluntary school;

(b) references to a “foundation or voluntary school” are references to such a school within the meaning of the 1998 Act including a new school which has a temporary governing body and which will be such a school when established;

(c) references to a governing body include a temporary governing body;

(d) references to a numbered regulation are references to the regulation so numbered in these Regulations.

(3) Expressions used in these Regulations set out in the first column of the following table have the meanings attributed to them by the provisions of the 1998 Act set out opposite thereto in the second column.

Church in Wales school	section 142(1)
Church of England school	section 142(1)
Roman Catholic Church school	section 142(1)
appropriate diocesan authority	section 142(1)
foundation governor	paragraph 2 of Schedule 9

(1)

1996 c. 56.