These regulations may be cited as the Schools Forums (England) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 2nd September 2002.

These Regulations shall apply only in relation to England.

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.

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.