# The Education (School Performance Information) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1999, Regulation 3: Amendment of principal Regulations


In regulation 3(1)–
(a) for the definition of “authority” substitute
““authority” means a local education authority;”;
(b) in the definition of “the Document” omit “(in the case of a LEA maintained school) or in which the school is situated (in the case of any other maintained school)”;
(c) in the definition of “independent school” omit “a grant-maintained school”;
(d) omit the definition of “LEA maintained school”;
(e) for the definition of “lower examinations” substitute:–
““lower examinations” means GCSE and GCSE short course examinations, examinations leading to the award of a NVQ at level 1 or 2, examinations leading to the award of a Part 1 or full GNVQ at Foundation or Intermediate level, and examinations leading to the award of a GNVQ Language Unit;”;
(f) for the definition of “maintained school” substitute–
““maintained school” means a community, foundation or voluntary school or a community or foundation special school, but does not include a nursery school;”;
(g) in the definition of “non-maintained special school” for “which is neither a LEA maintained school nor a grant-maintained special school” substitute “which is not maintained by a local education authority”;
(h) for the definition of “previous year” substitute–
““previous year” means the school year which immediately precedes the school year immediately preceding the publication school year;”;
(i) for the definition of “reporting year” substitute–
““reporting year” means the school year immediately preceding the publication school year;”;
(j) for the definition of “special class or unit” substitute–
““special class or unit” means a class or unit (as the case may be) so designated by the authority (in the case of a maintained school), or the proprietor (in the case of a non-maintained special school or an independent school), in which all or the majority of pupils have special educational needs;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1470/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-performance-information-wales-amendment-regulations-1999/regulation-3
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