# The Education (Exclusion from School) (Prescribed Periods) Regulations 1999, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations–
“the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
“the relevant person” means–
(a) in relation to a pupil under the age of 18, a parent of his; and
(b) in relation to a pupil who has attained that age, the pupil himself;
“school day”, in relation to a school, means any day on which at that school there is a school session;
“school” means a maintained school within the meaning of section 20(7) of the 1998 Act.
(2) Where Regulations under paragraph 4 of Schedule 11 to the 1998 Act require the governing body of a school to establish a discipline committee, references in these Regulations to the governing body shall be construed as references to their discipline committee.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/1868/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-exclusion-from-school-prescribed-periods-regulations-1999/regulation-2
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