Amendment of principal Regulations

7.  In Schedule 1 for the definition of “Function provider”(1) there shall be substituted the following definition—

““Function provider”

A body corporate (other than another local education authority) which— (a) provides any services referred to in a best value arrangement, (b) is nominated to exercise a function specified in a direction made under section 15 of the Local Government Act 1999(2), or (c) is specified in a direction made under section 497A of the 1996 Act(3) to perform a function, and “best value arrangement” means a contract or other arrangement made with a local education authority for the provision of, or making available of, services for the purposes of or in connection with the exercise of a function of that local education authority.”.

(1)

The definition of “Function provider” was inserted by regulation 34 of S.I. 2000/665.

(2)

1999 c. 27.

(3)

Section 497A was inserted by section 8 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, c. 31.