PART IINTRODUCTION
Citation, commencement, application and interpretation1
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These regulations may be cited as the Schools Forums (England) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 2nd September 2002.
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These Regulations shall apply only in relation to England.
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In these Regulations—
“the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
“schools maintained by the relevant authority” means all community, community special, foundation, foundation special and voluntary schools maintained by the relevant authority;
“school category” means the category of community, voluntary aided, voluntary controlled or foundation schools as defined in Part II of Chapter I of the 1998 Act.
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In these Regulations, a reference to a governing body does not include a reference to the temporary governing body of a new school and a reference to a governor does not include a reference to a member of the temporary governing body of a new school, where “new school” has the meaning given by section 72(3) of the 1998 Act.