# The Education (Change of Category of Maintained Schools) (England Regulations 2000, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations:
“the Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
“governing body” means the governing body of the school in respect of which a change of category is proposed or, as the case may be, takes place;
“the implementation date” means the date approved or specified by the relevant school organisation committee or adjudicator under the modified Schedule 6 to the Act as the date on which it is intended that the change of category should take place or the date determined by the local education authority under the modified Schedule 6 to the Act as the date on which it is intended the change of category should take place;
“the modified Schedule 6 to the Act” means that Schedule as it has effect with modifications by virtue of Schedule 1 to these Regulations;
“the modified Schedule 12 to the Act” means that Schedule as it has effect with modifications by virtue of Schedule 4 to these Regulations;
“proposals” means proposals published under paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 8 to the Act with any modifications made by the school organisation committee or adjudicator under paragraph 3 or 5 of the modified Schedule 6 to the Act;
“relevant school organisation committee” means the school organisation committee established for the area of the local education authority which maintains the school in question.
(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to a Schedule is a reference to a Schedule to these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/2195/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-change-of-category-of-maintained-schools-england-regulations-2000/regulation-2
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