Statutory Instrument 1987 No. 1359

The Education (School Government) Regulations 1987

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1987 No. 1359

EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Education (School Government) Regulations 1987

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 8(6), (7) and (10), 16(2), 36(2), 62 and 63 of, and paragraphs 10(4), 12(3) and 22(5) of Schedule 2 to, the Education (No. 2) Act 1986^[1] and all other powers enabling them in that behalf the Secretary of State for Education and Science, as respects England, and the Secretary of State for Wales, as respects Wales, hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement
    1.    These Regulations may be cited as the Education (School Government) Regulations 1987 and shall come into force on 1st September 1987.

Revocations
    2.    The regulations specified in Schedule 1 are, to the extent to which they remain in force by virtue of the operation of section 17(2) of the Interpretation Act 1978^[2] hereby revoked.

Interpretation
    3.    Except where the context otherwise requires, in these Regulations-
 (a) "the 1986 Act" means the Education (No. 2) Act 1986;
 (b) any reference to a school is a reference to a school or new school which is, or will be, a county, voluntary or maintained special school;
 (c) any reference to a governing body, in relation to a school, is a reference to the governing body or temporary governing body of the school, whether that body was constituted before or after the coming into force on 1st September 1987 of sections 1 and 12 of the 1986 Act; and any reference to a governor is a reference to a member of such a governing body;
 (d) any reference to a governing instrument, in relation to a school, is a reference to the instrument of government or arrangement under which the governing body of the school is constituted; and
 (e) any reference to a regulation is a reference to a regulation of these Regulations, any reference in a regulation to a paragraph is a reference to a paragraph of that regulation and any reference in a paragraph to a sub-paragraph is a reference to a sub-paragraph of that paragraph.

[1] 1986 c. 61. back

[2] 1978 c. 30. back

Explanatory Note