# The Education (Grants) (Music, Ballet and Choir Schools) Regulations 1995, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) 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 as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993;
“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:
(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 as extended by the protocol thereto which entered into force on 4th October 1967, or
(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.
(2) Except where the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to—
(a) a numbered Part, regulation or Schedule is a reference to the Part, regulation or Schedule in these Regulations so numbered; and
(b) a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in the regulation or Schedule in which the reference appears.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/2018/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-grants-music-ballet-and-choir-schools-regulations-1995/regulation-2
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