Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations–

• “the 1981 Regulations” means the Education (School Information) Regulations 1981^f1;

• “the 1986 Act” means the Education (No. 2) Act 1986^f2;

• “the 1988 Act” means the Education Reform Act 1988;

• “computer-readable form” means a form capable of being utilised by any device for storing and processing information;

• “education authority” means a local education authority;

• “Her Majesty’s Inspector” means an inspector appointed by Her Majesty under section 77(2) of the Education Act 1944^f3;

• “maintained school” means–

  1. (a)

     any county or voluntary school;

  2. (b)

     any maintained special school which is not established in a hospital; and

  3. (c)

     except in relation to a local education authority, any grant-maintained school; and

• “scheme of work” means any written document other than a syllabus describing the content and organisation of any course of study to be followed by pupils at the school.

Where these Regulations require particulars to be supplied in the form set out in Schedule 1 or 2, or a form to the like effect, that requirement may be met by so supplying that information in computer-readable form.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a numbered regulation is a reference to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations, any reference to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph of that regulation bearing that number, any reference in a paragraph to a sub-paragraph is a reference to a sub-paragraph of that paragraph, and any reference to a numbered Schedule is to the Schedule bearing that number to these Regulations.