# The School Governance (Federations) (England) Regulations 2004, Regulation 3: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
“the 2000 Act” means the Learning and Skills Act 2000;
“the 2002 Act” means the Education Act 2002;
“authority” means the local education authority by which a maintained school is, or a proposed school is to be, maintained;
“the Constitution Regulations” means the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2003;
“day” means school day as defined by section 579 of the Education Act 1996;
“the federation date” means the date on which governing bodies federate;
“governing body” means a governing body incorporated under section 36(1) of the 1998 Act, section 19(1) of the 2002 Act or these Regulations as appropriate;
“new school” has the same meaning as in the New Schools Regulations;
“the New Schools Regulations” means the New Schools (General) (England) Regulations 2003;
“the Procedures Regulations” means the School Governance (Procedures) (England) Regulations 2003; and
“the Staffing Regulations” means the School Staffing (England) Regulations 2003.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/2042/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-federations-england-regulations-2004/regulation-3
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