# The Education (Grants) (Music and Ballet Schools) Regulations 1989, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1236/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-grants-music-and-ballet-schools-regulations-1989/regulation-2
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