# The Education (Grants) (Dance and Drama) (England) Regulations 1999, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations—
“academic year” means the period from 1st September in one year to 31st August in the following year;
“award student” means, subject to regulations 3 and 4, a student of a description mentioned in Part II of Schedule 1 who has been selected as such by a relevant institution to follow a relevant course at that institution on the basis of high ability in, or aptitude for, dance or drama, as the case may be, as demonstrated at an audition, in respect of whom a period of award has been specified;
“course of higher education” means a course of any description mentioned in Schedule 6 to the Education Reform Act 1988;
“fees” has the same meaning as in section 28 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998;
“governing body” in relation to a relevant institution includes any person or body of persons responsible for the management of the institution;
“the prescribed amount” means the amount prescribed for the time being by regulations made under section 22(2)(b) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 as the maximum amount of any grant at the highest level available for an academic year in respect of fees payable in connection with attendance at a course of higher education;
“relevant course” mean a course starting on or after 1st September 1999 other than a course of higher education; and
“relevant institution” means an institution specified in the first column of the Table in Schedule 2.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2264/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-grants-dance-and-drama-england-regulations-1999/regulation-2
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