# School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2003, Regulation 27: Interpretation of “appropriate diocesan authority” and “appropriate religious body”


In this Part,
“appropriate diocesan authority” shall have the meaning given by section 142(1) and (4) of the 1998 Act;
“appropriate religious body”, in relation to a school designated under section 69(3) of the 1998 Act as having a religious character that is not a Church of England school or a Roman Catholic Church school, means the body that the Secretary of State 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/uksi/2003/348/regulation/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-constitution-england-regulations-2003/regulation-27
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