# The Education Maintenance Allowance (Pilot Areas) Regulations 1999, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations–
“the 1992 Act” means the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;
“academic year” means the period from 1st September in one year to 31st August in the next year, except that where the first term of in institution to begin after July begins before 1st September, the academic year is the period beginning at the start of that term and ending immediately before the start of the first such term in the following year;
“advanced education” and “full-time education” have the same meaning as in regulation 1(2) of the Child Benefit (General) Regulations 1976;
“education maintenance allowance learning agreement” has the meaning given in regulation 7;
“relevant area” means–
(a) the area of any of the relevant authorities except for the London Boroughs of Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark and the City of Leeds; and
(b) the areas of the wards in the London Boroughs of Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark specified in Part II of Schedule 1;
“relevant authority” means a local education authority specified in Part I Schedule 1;
“relevant educational establishment” means–
(a) a school maintained by a local education authority;
(b) an independent school within the meaning of section 463 of the Education Act 1996 other than one whose registration under section 465 of that Act is provisional only;
(c) an institution within the further education sector; or
(d) any other education institution which the local education authority considers appropriate;
“parent” –
(a) in regulations 5 and 6(1)(c) means the mother or father of the student (including the mother or father by adoption) but not any other person with parental responsibility for the student; and
(b) elsewhere in these Regulations has the same meaning as in section 576 of the Education Act 1996; and
“week” means a period of 7 days beginning with a Monday.
(2) For the purposes of these Regulations a student is a looked after student if he is looked after by a relevant authority and in this paragraph “looked after” shall be construed in accordance with section 22 of the Children Act 1989.
(3) For the purposes of these Regulations a student is an independent student if the student is–
(a) entitled to income support under Part VII of the 1992 Act on the basis that the student is–
(i) estranged from his parents; or
(ii) a parent; or
(b) where sub-paragraph (a) does not apply, if the student is–
(i) aged 18 and in the opinion of the relevant authority estranged from his parents; or
(ii) aged 19.
(4) Any reference in these Regulations to a person responsible for a pupil shall be construed in accordance with section 143 of the 1992 Act.
(5) Any reference in these Regulations to a student being educated otherwise than at an institution is a reference to a student being so educated under arrangements made by a relevant authority under section 19 of the Education Act 1996.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2168/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-maintenance-allowance-pilot-areas-regulations-1999/regulation-2
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