# The School Governance (Parent Council) (England) Regulations 2007, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Education Act 2002;
“parent council” means the body to be established by a governing body pursuant to section 23A(2) of the Act;
“parent governor” or “parent governors” means the person or persons elected or appointed as a member of the governing body in accordance with regulation 4 of and Schedule 1 to the School Governance (Constitution) (England) Regulations 2007;
“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; and
“pupil” means a pupil registered at a school to which these Regulations apply.
(2) Any reference in these Regulations to the governing body or to the governing body of a school is a reference to the governing body of a school to which these Regulations apply.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/1330/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-governance-parent-council-england-regulations-2007/regulation-2
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