# The Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005, Regulation 3: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1996 Act” (“Deddf 1996”) means the Education Act 1996;
“the 1998 Act” (“Deddf 1998”) means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
“the 2002 Act” (“Deddf 2002”) means the Education Act 2002;
“school teacher” (“athro neu athrawes ysgol”) is to be interpreted in accordance with section 122 of the 2002 Act;
“working day” (“diwrnod gwaith”) means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day which is a bank holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971.
(2) Any reference in these Regulations to—
(a) the governing body or to the governing body of a school is a reference to the governing body of any maintained school to which the provision applies;
(b) a governor is a reference to a member of a governing body of any school to which the provision applies;
(c) the local authority is a reference to the local education authority that maintains the school.
(3) Any reference in these Regulations to—
(a) a numbered regulation, Part or Schedule is a reference to the regulation, Part or Schedule bearing that number in these Regulations;
(b) a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph bearing that number in the regulation or Schedule in which the reference appears; and
(c) a numbered sub-paragraph is a reference to the sub-paragraph bearing that number in the paragraph in which the reference appears.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2005/2914/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-maintained-schools-wales-regulations-2005/regulation-3
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