Regulation 2 InterpretationF1I1

In these Regulations—

• “the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996^f1;

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

• “existing maintained school” means

  1. (a)

     any county or voluntary school, or

  2. (b)

     any grant-maintained school,

  (within the meaning of the 1996 Act) which contains an infant class;

• “infant class” has the meaning given by section 4 of the 1998 Act;

• “relevant time”, in relation to an existing maintained school, means any time after the coming into force of Regulations under section 1 of the 1998 Act by virtue of which any limit on class sizes is to apply in relation to the school^f2.