Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations–

• “the Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

• “authority” means a local education authority in England;

• “area” means the area of an authority;

• “the committee” means the school organisation committee for an area;

• “group” in relation to members of a school organisation committee has the same meaning as in regulation 3 of the Education (School Organisation Committees) (England) Regulations 1999^f1;

• “plan” means a school organisation plan and “draft plan” shall be construed accordingly; and

• “school year” means the school year which applies for the schools maintained by that authority or, if the same school year does not apply for all such schools, the school year which applies for the highest number of schools maintained by that authority.

Until 1st September 1999 any reference in these regulations to a school maintained by any authority shall include a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school which that authority are required to maintain by virtue of regulation 2 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Modifications) Regulations 1998^f2.