# School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2003, Regulation 3: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996;
“the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
“the 2002 Act” means the Education Act 2002;
“parent” includes any individual who has or has had parental responsibility for, or cares, or has cared for, a child or young person under the age of 18.
(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 education authority is a reference to the local education authority that maintains the school.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/348/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-constitution-england-regulations-2003/regulation-3
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