Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations–

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

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

• “area” means the area of such a local education authority;

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

• “school year” means the school year which applies for the schools maintained by the authority concerned 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;

• “special educational needs” has the meaning given to that term by section 312(1) of the Education Act 1996^f1.

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