Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations —

• “the 1996 Act” (“Deddf 1996”) means the Education Act 1996^f1;

• “the 1998 Act” (“Deddf 1998”) means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

• “the 2000 Act” (“Deddf 2000”) means the Learning and Skills Act 2000^f2;

• “the 2002 Act” (“Deddf 2002”) means the Education Act 2002^f3;

• “the 1999 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 1999”) mean the Financing of Maintained Schools Regulations 1999^f4;

• “the 2003 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2003”) mean the LEA Budget, Schools Budget and Individual Schools Budget (Wales) Regulations 2003^f5

• “financial year in question” (“blwyddyn ariannol o dan sylw”) means the financial year in respect of which maintained schools' budget shares are being determined;

• “maintained school” (“ysgol a gynhelir”) means a community, foundation or voluntary school or a community or foundation special school or a maintained nursery school;

• “the National Assembly” (“y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol”) means the National Assembly for Wales;

• “the National Council” (“y Cyngor Cenedlaethol”) means the National Council for Education and Training for Wales^f6

• “nursery class” (“dosbarth meithrin”) means a class undergoing full-time or part-time education wholly or mainly suitable for children who have not attained compulsory school age;

• “preceding financial year” (“blwyddyn ariannol flaenorol”) means the financial year preceding the financial year in question.

In these Regulations a reference (however framed) to a maintained nursery school, a community, foundation or voluntary school or a community or foundation special school includes a new school (within the meaning of section 72(3) of the 1998 Act) which on implementation of proposals for the establishment of the school under any enactment will be such a school and which has a temporary governing body.

In these Regulations a reference to a governing body includes the temporary governing body of a new school falling within paragraph (2).

In these Regulations a reference to a primary or secondary school means a primary or secondary school which is (or will be) a community, foundation or voluntary school.

In these Regulations a reference (however framed) to schools maintained by a local education authority does not include schools which are not maintained schools as defined in paragraph (1).

In these Regulations a reference to the permanent exclusion of a pupil is a reference to the pupil’s permanent exclusion as defined from time to time for the purposes of section 494 of the 1996 Act^f7.

Unless the context otherwise requires, words or expressions used in these Regulations set out below in this paragraph have the meanings given to them by the provisions specified —

• budget share (cyfran o'r gyllideb):

• section 47(1) of the 1998 Act;

• delegated budget (cylllideb ddirprwyedig):

• section 49(7) of the 1998 Act;

• financial year (blwyddyn ariannol):

• section 579(1) of the 1996 Act;

• formula (fformwla):

• regulation 7 of these Regulations;

• individual schools budget (cyllideb ysgolion unigol):

• section 45A(3) of the 1998 Act^f8;

• key stage (cyfnod allweddol):

• section 103 of the 2002 Act;

• nursery school (ysgol feithrin):

• section 6(1) of the 1996 Act^f9;

• nursery education (addysg feithrin):

• section 117 of the 1998 Act;

• school year (blwyddyn ysgol):

• section 579(1) of the 1996 Act^f10;

• schools budget (cyllideb ysgolion):

• section 45A(2) of the 1998 Act;

• special educational needs (anghenion addysgol arbennig):

• section 312(1) of the 1996 Act.

Unless the context otherwise requires, a reference in these Regulations to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation of these Regulations so numbered and a reference to a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in the regulation or Schedule in which the reference appears.