# The Education (National Curriculum) (Temporary Exceptions for Individual Pupils) Regulations 1989, Regulation 2: Citation, commencement and interpretation


In these Regulations –
“the 1981 Act” means the Education Act 1981;
“the 1988 Act” means the Education Reform Act 1988;
“general direction” and “special direction” mean directions given in the circumstances specified in regulation 3(1)(b)(i) or (ii) respectively, and “direction”, where used without qualification, means either a general or a special direction or both as the context may require;
“maintained school” has the meaning given to it by section 25(1) of the 1988 Act;
“operative date” means the date on which a direction comes into force, and “operative period” means the period specified in the direction during which it is to have effect; and
references to a head teacher include references to his predecessor in office.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1181/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-temporary-exceptions-for-individual-pupils-regulations-1989/regulation-2
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