# The Education Act 2002 (Commencement No. 3 and Savings and Transitional Provisions) Order 2002, Paragraph 1: Interpretation


In this Schedule—
“the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996;
“the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
“maintained school” has the meaning given to it by section 84(6) of the 1998 Act;
“maintained nursery school” has the meaning given to it by section 97 of the 2002 Act;
“pupil referral unit” has the meaning given to it by section 19(2) of the 1996 Act;
“school year”, in the context of references to the admission of a child to a maintained school or a maintained nursery school in any particular year, means the school year in which he would first take up a place in consequence of a decision to admit him.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2952/schedule/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2002-commencement-no-3-and-savings-and-transitional-provisions-order-2002/schedule/paragraph-1
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