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Regulation 2 Interpretation

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(1)

In these Regulations, except where the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say–

  • “aid” and “aid questions” have the meanings assigned thereto by paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 and “aided” means aided in pursuance of the Scheme;

  • “child” includes a step-child and a child adopted in pursuance of adoption proceedings and “father” and “mother” shall be construed accordingly and, notwithstanding the definition in section 114(1) of the Education Act 1944, includes a child who is over compulsory school age;

  • “designated fees” has the meaning assigned thereto by paragraph 12 of Schedule 1;

  • “employment” includes the holding of any office and any occupation for gain and “employed” shall be construed accordingly;

  • “European Community” means the area comprised by the member states of the European Economic Community (including the United Kingdom) as constituted from time to time;

  • “financial year” has the meaning assigned thereto by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1;

  • “income” and “relevant income” have the meanings assigned thereto by paragraph 8 of Schedule 1;

  • “national of a member state of the European Community” means a person who is a national of any member state of the European Economic Community (including the United Kingdom) as constituted from time to time for the purposes of the Community Treaties;

  • “public transport” has the meaning assigned thereto by paragraph 18(a) of Schedule 1;

  • “the Scheme” means the aided pupil scheme described in Schedule 1 as well as, in Regulation 5, the aided pupil scheme described in the Regulations revoked by Regulation 9.

(2)

Except where the context otherwise requires, in these Regulations any reference to a Regulation or Schedule is a reference to a Regulation or Schedule contained in these Regulations, any reference in a Regulation or Schedule to a paragraph is a reference to a paragraph of that Regulation or Schedule and any reference in a paragraph to a sub-paragraph is a reference to a sub-paragraph of that paragraph.