The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Infant Class Sizes) (Modification) Regulations 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/1968
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (Infant Class Sizes) (Modification) Regulations 1998, and shall come into force on 1st September 1998.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the 1998 Act ” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998; and

“the 1996 Act ” means the Education Act 1996 .

(3) Any reference in these Regulations to a county, voluntary, maintained special, grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school, shall be construed in accordance with the 1996 Act.

Section 2 Modification of sections 2 and 3 of the 1998 Act

Until the appointed day (as defined in section 20(7) of the 1998 Act) sections 2 and 3 of the 1998 Act shall have effect as if any reference in those provisions to a school maintained by a local education authority were a reference to—

(a) a county, voluntary or maintained special school maintained by that authority, or

(b) a grant-maintained or grant-maintained special school situated within that authority’s area.