The Education (Schedule 32 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 1999

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Schedule 32 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st September 1999.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996(1);

“the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

“capital project” means—

(a)

the acquisition, reclamation, improvement or laying out of any land;

(b)

the acquisition, construction, enlargement, improvement, repair or demolition of any—

(i)

building, including any fixtures and fittings attached to a building,

(ii)

wall, fence or other structure, or

(iii)

playground or other hard-standing;

(c)

the laying out of playing fields and other facilities for social activities and physical recreation; or

(d)

the acquisition, installation or replacement of any furniture, plant, machinery, apparatus, vehicles, vessels and equipment,

used or intended to be used for the purposes of a relevant school;

“relevant school” means a school which immediately before 1st September 1999(2)—

(a)

was a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school within the meaning of the 1996 Act; or

(b)

proposals for the establishment of which fell to be implemented in accordance with section 215 of that Act;

“specialist school” means a school which specialises in—

(a)

mathematics, science and technology,

(b)

modern foreign languages,

(c)

the fine arts, performing arts or the media arts, or

(d)

sport;

“statutory proposals” means proposals published under section 211, 212, 259 or 260 of the 1996 Act.

(1)

1996 c. 56.

(2)

This is the appointed day in relation to grant paid under these Regulations for the purposes of paragraph 4(3) and (6) of Schedule 32 to the 1998 Act; see S.I. 1999/2221 (c. 58).