3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, article 2 applies to every secondary school maintained by Conwy County Borough Council whose budget share, within the meaning of section 47(1) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, includes an amount in respect of meals and other refreshment.
(2) Article 2 shall not however apply on and after 1st September 1999 to any school which was a grant-maintained school immediately before that date.