# The Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005, Regulation 31: Interpretation of “appropriate diocesan authority” and “appropriate religious body”

Extent: E+W

In this Part,
“appropriate diocesan authority” (“awdurdod esgobaethol priodol”) has the meaning given by section 142(1) and (4) of the 1998 Act;
“appropriate religious body” (“corff crefyddol priodol”), in relation to a school designated under section 69(3) of the 1998 Act as having a religious character that is not a Church in Wales school or a Roman Catholic Church school, means the body that the National Assembly for Wales considers appropriate in relation to the religion or religious denomination to which the school belongs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2005/2914/regulation/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-maintained-schools-wales-regulations-2005/regulation-31
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