Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order–

• “the 1980 Act” means the Education (Scotland) Act 1980^f1;

• “the 2004 Act” means the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004;

• “the 1982 Regulations” means the Education (Record of Needs) (Scotland) Regulations 1982^f2;

• “appeal committee” means a committee set up under section 28D of the 1980 Act;

• “appointed day” means the day appointed by the Scottish Ministers in terms of section 35 of the 2004 Act for the commencement of section 33 and schedule 3 of the said Act;

• “placing request” has the same meaning assigned to it in section 28A(1) of the 1980 Act;

• “Record” and “recorded” and other cognate expressions have the same respective meanings assigned to them in section 60 of the 1980 Act.

Where the 60th day of the sixty days referred to in article 3 and article 7 falls on a Saturday, Sunday or on any day on which the principal office of the education authority which is referred to in those articles is closed the 60th day will be taken to be the next day upon which the said principal office is open.