# Education and Skills Act 2008, Section 142: Interpretation


(1) For section 337 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) (special schools) and the italic heading preceding it substitute—
“Interpretation
Special schools
337 A school is a special school if—
(a) it is specially organised to make special educational provision for pupils with special educational needs, and
(b) in the case of a school that is not maintained by a local authority, it is approved under section 342.
Interpretation of Chapter
337A In this Chapter—
“a non-maintained special school” means a school that is approved under section 342;
“the appropriate national authority” means—
(a)in relation to a school in England, the Secretary of State;
(b)in relation to a school in Wales, the Welsh Ministers.”
(2) Section 342 of that Act (approval of non-maintained special schools) is amended as follows.
(3) In subsection (1)—
(a) for “Secretary of State” substitute “ appropriate national authority ”;
(b) omit “his”.
(4) In subsection (5)(a) for “Secretary of State” substitute “ appropriate national authority ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/142 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008/section-142
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