Section 17 Interpretation of Act

In this Act—

• “EA 1996” means the Education Act 1996;

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

• “EA 2002” means the Education Act 2002;

• “EA 2005” means the Education Act 2005;

• “EIA 2006” means the Education and Inspections Act 2006;

• “ASCLA 2009” means the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009;

• “CSFA 2010” means the Children, Schools and Families Act 2010.

In this Act—

• “the Academy”, in a case in which an Academy order is made, has the meaning given by section 6(2);

• “the conversion date” has the meaning given by section 6(2);

• F1“federated school” has the meaning given by section 24(2) of EA 2002;

• “the local authority” in relation to a maintained school, means the authority by which the school is maintained;

• “maintained school” means—

  1. a community, foundation or voluntary school, or

  2. a community or foundation special school.

Section 4(3) (when a maintained school is “converted into” an Academy) applies for the purposes of this Act.

EA 1996 and sections 1 to 13, 15 and 16 of this Act are to be read as if those sections were contained in EA 1996.

Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference in this Act to—

is to such a school within the meaning of SSFA 1998.