PART 1Introduction

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1

In these Regulations—

  • “the 1996 Act” (“Deddf 1996”) means the Education Act 19965;

  • “the 1998 Act” (“Deddf 1998”) means the School Standards and Framework Act 19986;

  • “the 2002 Act” (“Deddf 2002”) means the Education Act 2002;

  • “school teacher” (“athro neu athrawes ysgol”) is to be interpreted in accordance with section 122 of the 2002 Act;

  • “working day” (“diwrnod gwaith”) means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day which is a bank holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 19717.

2

Any reference in these Regulations to—

a

the governing body or to the governing body of a school is a reference to the governing body of any maintained school to which the provision applies;

b

a governor is a reference to a member of a governing body of any school to which the provision applies;

c

the local education authority is a reference to the local education authority that maintains the school.

3

Any reference in these Regulations to—

a

a numbered regulation, Part or Schedule is a reference to the regulation, Part or Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations;

b

a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the regulation or Schedule in which the reference appears; and

c

a numbered sub-paragraph is a reference to the sub-paragraph bearing that number in the paragraph in which the reference appears.