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The Education (Transition to New Framework) (New Schools, Groups and Miscellaneous) Regulations 1999

The Education (Transition to New Framework) (New Schools, Groups and Miscellaneous) Regulations 1999

In forceThis text since 16 Feb 1999law://uk/uksi/1999/362@2026-11-12

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EnglandNorthern IrelandScotlandWales

Contents

Part I Introduction
Part II New lea maintained schools
Part III New grant-maintained schools
Part IV Grouped schools
Part V Additional governors at schools causing concern
Part VI
Part VII
Schedule 1 Additional co-opted governors
Schedule 2 Instrument of government pro-formas
Schedule 3 Co-opted governors
Schedule 4 Parent governors
Schedule 5 Partnership governors
Schedule 6 Qualifications and disqualifications

Contents

Part I Introduction
Part II New lea maintained schools
Part III New grant-maintained schools
Part IV Grouped schools
Part V Additional governors at schools causing concern
Part VI
Part VII
Schedule 1 Additional co-opted governors
Schedule 2 Instrument of government pro-formas
Schedule 3 Co-opted governors
Schedule 4 Parent governors
Schedule 5 Partnership governors
Schedule 6 Qualifications and disqualifications

Contents

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Part I · Introduction
Part II · New lea maintained schools
Part III · New grant-maintained schools
Part IV · Grouped schools
Part V · Additional governors at schools causing concern
Part VI
1. 60 Governors as trustees
Part VII
1. 61 Miscellaneous Amendments to the First Transitional Regulations
Schedule 1 · Additional co-opted governors
Schedule 2 · Instrument of government pro-formas
Schedule 3 · Co-opted governors
Schedule 4 · Parent governors
Schedule 5 · Partnership governors
Schedule 6 · Qualifications and disqualifications

Key facts

Type: Statutory instrument · UKSI 1999/362
Made by: UK Government (statutory instrument)
Extent: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

History · 1 version

16 Feb 1999Reading

Connections

Amended by 3: The Education (Transition to New Framework) (New Schools, Groups and Miscellaneous) Regulations 1999 (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2000; The Education (Head Teachers) Regulations 1999; The Education (School Government) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2001
Amends 2: The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (School Playing Fields) (Modification) (England) Regulations 1999; The Education (School Government) (Transition to New Framework) Regulations 1998
Repealed by 1: Education (Revocation of Spent Provisions) (England) Regulations 2003
Applied by 1: this act
Applies 2: this act; The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (School Playing Fields) (Modification) (England) Regulations 1999

Defined terms · 27

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additional co-opted governor
means a co-opted governor required by virtue of paragraph 15 of Schedule 9 to the 1998 Act;
aided school
has the meaning in the 1996 Act;
appropriate authority
has the same meaning as in regulation 19(2) (elections);
current school
means a county, voluntary or maintained special school, other than a school falling within regulation 1(2) or (4).
employee of the local education authority
means a person employed by the local education authority in connection with their functions as a local education authority;
first transfer date
means the transfer date of the first school in the group to have a governing body constituted under the instrument of government;
governing body
means the GM transitional governing body
group
means two or more schools conducted by a grouped governing body or a grouped transitionsl governing body, as the case may be;
grouped governing body
means the governing body of a grouped school constituted under the 1996 Act before the appointed day;
grouped school
means a school referred to in regulation 1(4);
instrument of government
means the first instrument of government for a maintained school within the meaning in section 37(1) of the 1998 Act;
new GM school
means a school referred to in regulation 1(3);
new LEA maintained school
means a school or proposed school referred to in regulation 1(2);
representative governor
means a representative governor required by virtue of paragraph 10 of Schedule 9 to the 1998 Act;
school
means the new LEA maintained school, the new GM school or the grouped school, as the case may be;
sponsor
means a person who gives, or has given, substantial financial assistance (which for these purposes includes benefits in kind other than the provision of services) to a school other than pursuant to any statutory obligation.
substitute governor
means any foundation governor appointed to act in the place of an ex officio foundation governor by virtue of regulation 11, and “the original governor” means the ex officio foundation governor in whose place the substitute governor is appointed to act.
teacher
means a teacher employed under a contract of employment or a contract for services or otherwise engaged to provide his services as a teacher;
temporary governing body
means the temporary governing body of a new LEA maintained school constituted under the 1996 Act before the appointed day;
the 1996 Act
means the Education Act 1996;
the 1998 Act
means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
the First Transitional Regulations
means the Education (School Government) (Transition to New Framework) Regulations 1998;
the former employer
means the grouped governing body;
the local community
includes the local business community.
the original governor
means the ex officio foundation governor in whose place the substitute governor is appointed to act.
the relevant governors
means the members of the governing body who were not themselves appointed as co-opted governors or temporary co-opted governors;
the relevant provisions
means—

uk/uksi/1999/362