Article 8 Interpretation of this Part

(1)

In this Part—

(a)

references to a school which has a delegated budget are references to a school managed by a Board of Governors to which a board has for the time being delegated the management of the school’s budget share in pursuance of the scheme;

(b)

the Board of Governors of a school to which the board is required by the scheme to delegate the management of the school’s budget share is said to have a right to a delegated budget.

(2)

In this Part—

“the scheme” means the common funding scheme under Article 3;
“the board”, in relation to a school, means the board for the area in which the school is situated.

(3)

References in this Part—

(a)

to a school’s budget share are to be construed in accordance with Article 4(3);

(b)

to a relevant school are to be construed in accordance with Article 3(2).

(4)

The Department may by order subject to affirmative resolution substitute for references in this Part to a financial year references to such other period as the Department may determine.

(5)

Directions and guidance given by the Department under this Part shall—

(a)

be in writing; and

(b)

be published in such manner as the Department thinks fit.