# The Education (Groups of Grant–maintained Schools) Regulations 1994, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations–
“the 1993 Act” means the Education Act 1993;
“departing school” means a school in a group in respect of which procedures have been initiated for the school to leave the group and not terminated (as initiated on that occasion);
“foundation school” means a grant–maintained school–
(a) which was a voluntary school immediately before it became grant– maintained, or
(b) which was established in pursuance of proposals published under section 49 of the 1993 Act;
“grant–maintained school” includes a grant–maintained special school and references to “grant–maintained status” shall be construed accordingly;
“group” means a group of two or more grant–maintained schools conducted by a single governing body;
“hospital special school” means a maintained special school established in a hospital;
“maintained special school” means a special school maintained by a local education authority;
“participating school” means a school named in a motion or resolution or the subject of a ballot in respect of which the formation of a group with other participating schools is being considered;
“relevant age group” has the same meaning as in section 155(4) of the 1993 Act;
“relevant particulars” means the particulars specified in paragraph 4(1)(d) of Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1041/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-groups-of-grantmaintained-schools-regulations-1994/regulation-2
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