Commentary on Sections General Section 17: Interpretation of Act
50.Section 17 contains definitions of terms used in the Act and in particular defines ‘maintained school’. The main freestanding provisions of the Act are treated as being part of the EA 1996 (subsection (3)), and therefore the definitions in that Act will also apply for the purposes of this Act. The Parliamentary procedure specified in that Act for regulations will also apply to regulations made under this Act.