Regulation 4 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996^f1;

• “the 2002 Act” means the Education Act 2002;

• “city technology college” or “city college for the technology of the arts” means a school established under section 482 of the 1996 Act^f2 before 26th July 2002 which is not an Academy;

• “fire authority” means the statutory body defined in section 4 of the Fire Services Act 1947^f3, in section 328 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999^f4 or in section 26 of the Local Government Act 1985^f5;

• “school” means an independent school;

• “staff” means those people working at the school whether under a contract of employment, under a contract for services or as a volunteer; and

• “statement” means a statement of special educational needs made under section 324 of the 1996 Act.