# The Education (Baseline Assessment) (England) Regulations 1998, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these regulations—
“the Act” means the Education Act 1997;
“the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996;
“accredited” in relation by a baseline assessment scheme means such a scheme when it has been accredited to a designated body in accordance with section 16(2) of the Act;
“appropriate authority” has the meaning given to it by paragraph 1 of the Schedule to these regulations;
“baseline assessment” means, in respect of a pupil of a maintained primary school, an assessment carried out in accordance with the baseline assessment scheme adopted for the school;
“compulsory school age” has the meaning given to it by section 8 of the 1996 Act;
“DfEE Number” in relation to a school means the number assigned to the school by the Department for Education and Employment as its unique identifier.
“first Key Stage” has the meaning given to it by section 355(1)(a) of the 1996 Act;
“nursery class” means a class predominantly engaged in the provision of full-time or part-time education suitable for children who have not attained compulsory school age;
“pupil” has the meaning given to it by section 3 of the 1996 Act;
“reception class” has the meaning given to it by section 579(1) of the 1996 Act;
“relevant stage” in relation to a pupil means the relevant stage of his education as prescribed in regulation 3, below.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1551/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-baseline-assessment-england-regulations-1998/regulation-2
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