Regulation 3 Interpretation

• “the 1986 Act” means the Education (No. 2) Act 1986;

• “the 1988 Act” means the Education Reform Act 1988^f1; and

• “spouse” includes a woman who lives with a man as his wife;

any reference to a school is a reference to a school or new school which is, or will be, a county, voluntary or maintained special school;

any reference to a governing body, in relation to a school, is a reference to the governing body or temporary governing body of the school, and any reference to a governor is a reference to a member of such a governing body;

any reference to a governing instrument, in relation to a school, is a reference to the instrument of government or arrangement under which the governing body of the school is constituted; and

any reference to a regulation is a reference to a regulation of these Regulations, any reference in a regulation to a paragraph is a reference to a paragraph of that regulation and any reference in a paragraph to a sub-paragraph is a reference to a sub-paragraph of that paragraph.PART II PROCEEDINGS OF GOVERNING BODIES OF SCHOOLS