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(l) “Diocesan Board of Education” means that body constituted under the Diocesan Boards of Education Measure 1991 for the Diocese and any successor body;
(m) “Diocesan Board of Finance” means the Diocesan Board of Finance for the Diocese;
(n) “the Directors” means, save as otherwise defined at Article 6.9, the directors of the Company (and “Director” means any one of those directors);
(o) “Financial Expert” means an individual, company or firm who is authorised to give investment advice under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
(p) “Foundation Director” means a Director appointed pursuant to Article 50;
(q) “the LAs” means all the local authorities covering the areas in which the Academies are situated (and “the LA” shall mean any one of these local authorities);
(r) “Local Authority Associated Persons” means any person associated with any local authority within the meaning given in section 69 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989;
(s) “Local Governing Bodies” means the committees appointed pursuant to Articles 100-102 and 104 (and “Local Governing Body” means any one of these committees);
(t) “Member” means a member of the Company and someone who as such is bound by the undertaking contained in Article 8;
(u) “the Memorandum” means the Memorandum of Association of the Company;
(v)“Office” means the registered office of the Company;
(w) “Parent Directors” means the Directors elected or appointed pursuant to Articles 53 – 56 inclusive;
(x) “Principals" means the head teachers of the Academies (and “Principal” means any one of these head teachers);
(y) “Principal Regulator” means the body or person appointed as the Principal Regulator under the Charities Act 2011;
(z) “Relevant Funding Agreements” means the agreement or agreements entered into by the Company and the Secretary of State under section 1 of the Academies Act 2010 for the establishment of each Academy, including any variation or supplemental agreements thereof;
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