New Schools (General) (England) Regulations 2003

Interpretation

6.—(1) In these Regulations–

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

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

“the 2000 Act” means the Learning and Skills Act 2000(2);

“the 2002 Act” means the Education Act 2002;

“the Constitution Regulations” means the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2003;

“head teacher designate” means a person who has been appointed as the head teacher of a new school but who has not yet taken up the post;

“local education authority” means the local education authority by which a maintained school is, or a proposed such school is to be, maintained;

“new school” has the meaning given by section 72(3) of the 1998 Act; and

“pupil” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Education Act 1996(3).

(2) In these Regulations, references to a school having a delegated budget are to be interpreted in accordance with section 39(2) of the 2002 Act.

(3) Prior to the coming into force of section 122 of the 2002 Act, when it shall be interpreted in accordance with that provision, “school teacher” means a teacher who is employed by–

(a) a local education authority, or

(b) a governing body,

in the provision of primary or secondary education.

(4) Any reference in these Regulations to–

(a) a committee is a reference to a committee established by the temporary governing body to which the temporary governing body has delegated any of its statutory functions;

(b) a temporary governing body is a reference to the temporary governing body of any school or proposed school in respect of which the provision applies;

(c) a temporary governor of a particular category shall be interpreted in accordance with Part 3.

(1)

1996 c. 56.

(2)

2000 c. 21.

(3)

Section 3 was amended by paragraph 34 of Schedule 21 to the Education Act 2002.