2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
“approved expenditure” means expenditure approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 3;
“infant class” has the meaning given by section 4 of the 1998 Act;
“infant class grant” means grant paid to a local education authority by the Secretary of State under regulation 3;
“relevant school”, in relation to a local education authority, means a school containing one or more infant classes which is—
in relation to any time before 1st September 1999(1)—
a county, voluntary or maintained special school maintained by that authority, or
a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school situated within that authority’s area; and
in relation to any time on or after that date—
a community, foundation or voluntary school, or
a community or foundation special school,
maintained by that authority.
(2) A reference in paragraph (1) to a county, voluntary, maintained special, grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school shall be construed in accordance with the Education Act 1996(2).
1st September 1999 is the day appointed for the purposes of section 20(7) of the 1998 Act: see S.I. 1998/2083.