In this Part—

• “powers to make proposals to establish, alter or discontinue schools” (“pwerau i wneud cynigion i sefydlu, newid neu derfynu ysgolion”) means all or any of the powers of a local authority to make proposals under section 41, 42, 43 or 44;

• “powers to make proposals to alter its school” (“pwerau i wneud cynigion i newid ei ysgol”), in relation to the governing body of a foundation or voluntary school, means its powers to make proposals under section 42(2).

A reference in this Part to a school’s category means one of the categories set out in section 20(1) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (and references to a change of category are to be read accordingly).

A reference in this Part to the discontinuance of a maintained school is a reference to the local authority ceasing to maintain it.