Explanatory note

These Regulations make transitional provision for the purposes of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”).

The 1998 Act requires maintained schools to have governing bodies constituted under instruments of government conforming with Schedules 9 and 12 to that Act.

These Regulations provide that new county, voluntary and maintained special schools, proposals for the establishment of which are implemented on or after 1st January 1999 but before 1st September 1999, are not required to have instruments of government made under the Education Act 1996.

The Regulations allow the temporary governing body of any such school to conduct the school until 1st September 1999, when the new school framework takes effect.

The Regulations make consequential amendments, including to Schedule 19 to the Education Act 1996 to make it clear that articles of government are still required for new schools to which the Regulations apply from the date the proposals are implemented.