Regulation 3 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “chief education officer” (“prif swyddog addysg”) means a person appointed to that post pursuant to section 532 of the Education Act 1996^f1;

• F1federation” (“ffederasiwn” ) and “federated school” (“ysgol ffederal”) are to be interpreted in accordance with section 21 of the Education (Wales) Measure 2011;

• federation transition period” (“cyfnod pontio’r ffederasiwn”) means the period of time after a determination has been made to proceed with the proposals for a federation under regulations 7(1), 10(2), or 12(2) of the Federation of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2014 but before the federation date;.

• “the Federation of Maintained Schools Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Ffedereiddio Ysgolion a Gynhelir”) means F2the Federation of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2014;

• “the Government of Maintained Schools Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Llywodraethu Ysgolion a Gynhelir”) means the Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005^f2;

• “head teacher” (“pennaeth”) means a head teacher of a school the governing body of which is a collaborating education body;

• “instrument and articles” (“offeryn ac erthyglau”) in relation to a further education body, means the instrument and articles of government in force under section 22 or 29 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992^f3, as the case may be;

• “local authority member” (“aelod awdurdod lleol”) means a person who is appointed by a local authority to be a member of a joint committee;

• “non governor member” (“aelod nad yw'n llywodraethwr”) means a person who is appointed by a joint committee as a member of it but who is not a member of a collaborating governing body, or a further education body and is not a local authority member;

• “the principal” (“y penadur”) means the principal of a collaborating further education body or any person acting as principal; and

• “the Staffing of Maintained Schools Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Staffio Ysgolion a Gynhelir”) means the Staffing of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2006^f4.

Any reference in these Regulations to a further education body is a reference to a body described in section 1(c) and (d) of the Education (Wales) Measure 2011.

Any reference in these Regulations to a governing body is a reference to a governing body of a maintained school.

Any reference in these Regulations to a school is a reference to a maintained school.