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Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

England and Wales

(1)

In these Regulations—

  • “the 1996 Act” (“Deddf 1996”) means the Education Act 1996;

  • “alternative educational provision” (“darpariaeth addysgol amgen”) means one of the following—

    1. (a)

      education provided by a local authority for a child otherwise than at school or at the child’s home by way of arrangements made under section F119A of the 1996 Act;

    2. (b)

      education at a place outside the premises of the school at which the child is a registered pupil and which the child is required by the appropriate authority (within the meaning of section 444ZAf1 of the 1996 Act) to attend for the purpose of receiving any instruction or training;

  • “code of conduct” (“cod ymddygiad”) means the local authority’s code of conduct for the time being in force pursuant to regulations 14 to 16;

  • “penalty notice” (“hysbysiad cosb”) means a penalty notice issued pursuant to section 444A(1) of the 1996 Act; and

  • “recipient” (“derbynnydd”) means a person to whom a penalty notice is given in accordance with section 444A(1) of the 1996 Act.

(2)

In these Regulations a reference to a deputy or assistant head teacher includes a reference to a person acting as deputy or assistant head teacher, as the case may bef2.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Word in reg. 2(1) substituted (1.9.2022 for specified purposes, 1.9.2023 for specified purposes, 1.9.2024 for specified purposes, 1.9.2025 for specified purposes, 1.9.2026 in so far as not already in force) by The Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) (No. 3) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/758), regs. 1(3), 17(2)(3)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 2 in force at 2.9.2013, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1

Section 444ZA was inserted by section 116 of the Education Act 2005.

f2

By section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996 (c.56), “head teacher” includes an acting head teacher.