Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, except where the context otherwise requires—

• “aid” means the remission of fees or charges, or the payment of grant, pursuant to the Scheme;

• “aid questions” has the meaning assigned by paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 and “aided” means aided pursuant to the Scheme;

• “aided place” means a place at a school for which an aided pupil has been or may be selected pursuant to the Scheme;

• “aided pupil” means a child selected or put forward for an aided place;

• “child” includes a step-child, a child adopted in pursuance of adoption proceedings and a person who is over compulsory school age;

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

• “employment” includes the holding of any office and any occupation for gain (including self-employment in any trade, profession or vocation) and “employed” shall be construed accordingly;

• “EEA Agreement” means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992^f1 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993^f2;

• “European Economic Area” means the area comprised by the States which are Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement;

• “EEA national” means a person who is a national of a State which is a Contracting Party to the EEA Agreement (including the United Kingdom);

• “financial year” and “preceding financial year” have the meanings assigned by paragraph 7 of Schedule 1;

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

• “public transport” has the same meaning as in paragraph 18(a) of Schedule 1;

• “refugee” means a person who:

  1. (a)

     is recognised by Her Majesty’s Government as a refugee within the meaning of the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees done at Geneva on 28th July 1951^f3 as extended by the protocol thereto which entered into force on 4th October 1967^f4, or

  2. (b)

     has been informed in writing by a person acting under the authority of the Secretary of State for the Home Department that, although he is considered not to qualify for recognition as a refugee, it is thought right to allow him to enter or remain in the United Kingdom, and has been granted leave to enter or remain accordingly;

• “relevant date” means 1st January in the calendar year in which an aided pupil would take up an aided place at a school;

• “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 16;

• “school” has the meaning assigned by regulation 3.

Except where the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to—