s 39 Interpretation of Chapter 1
(1) In this Chapter— “ budget share ” has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31); “ federation ” and “ federated school ” in relation to England have the meaning given by section 24; “ maintained school ” means a community, foundation or voluntary school, a community or foundation special school or a maintained nursery school; “ maintained nursery school ” means a nursery school which is maintained by a local authority and is not a special school; “ statutory provision ” means a provision contained in an Act or in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30). (2) In this Chapter— (a) references to a school having a delegated budget are references to the governing body of the school being entitled to manage the school’s budget share, and (b) where a school has a delegated budget the governing body are accordingly said to have a right to a delegated budget.