2.—(1) In this Order—
“the 1996 Act” means the Employment Rights Act 1996(1);
“the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
“governing body” means the governing body of a school which is maintained by a local education authority;
“governing body having a right to a delegated budget” has the same meaning as in Part II of the 1998 Act;
“local education authority” means the local education authority by which the school is maintained; and
“school having a delegated budget” has the same meaning as in Part II of the 1998 Act.
(2) In this Order references to employment powers are references to the powers of appointment, suspension, discipline and dismissal of staff conferred by or under sections 54 and 57(1) to (3) of, and Schedule 16 and paragraph 27 of Schedule 17 to, the 1998 Act.
(3) In this Order a reference to an article is a reference to an article of this Order, a reference in an article to a paragraph is a reference to a paragraph of that article, and a reference to the Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to this Order.