# The School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2012, Regulation 5: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) In these Regulations—
“EA 1996” means the Education Act 1996;
“SSFA 1998” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
“EA 2002” means the Education Act 2002;
“enhanced criminal record certificate” means an enhanced criminal record certificate issued under section 113B of the Police Act 1997, which includes, in such cases as are from time to time prescribed under section 113BA(1) of that Act, suitability information relating to children, and any relevant up-date information (as defined in section 116A(8) of the Act) where such a certificate is subject to up-date arrangements;
“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 19;
“nominating body” means any person who nominated the governor in question; and
“qualifying foundation school” means a foundation or a foundation special school which has a foundation which meets any one or more of the conditions in section 23A(2),(3) and (4) of the SSFA 1998.
(2) Any reference in these Regulations to—
(a) “a governor” is a reference to a member of a governing body of any school to which the provision applies;
(b) “the local authority” is a reference to the local authority who maintain the school; and
(c) “a foundation” or to “a school having a foundation” is to be read in accordance with section 21 of SSFA 1998.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1034/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-constitution-england-regulations-2012/regulation-5
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