Regulation 3 Amendment of principal Regulations

In regulation 3(1)–

(a)

for the definition of “authority” substitute

““authority” means a local education authority;”;

(b)

in the definition of “the Document” omit “(in the case of a LEA maintained school) or in which the school is situated (in the case of any other maintained school)”;

(c)

in the definition of “independent school” omit “a grant-maintained school”;

(d)

omit the definition of “LEA maintained school”;

(e)

for the definition of “lower examinations” substitute:–

““lower examinations” means GCSE and GCSE short course examinations, examinations leading to the award of a NVQ at level 1 or 2, examinations leading to the award of a Part 1 or full GNVQ at Foundation or Intermediate level, and examinations leading to the award of a GNVQ Language Unit;”;

(f)

for the definition of “maintained school” substitute–

““maintained school” means a community, foundation or voluntary school or a community or foundation special school, but does not include a nursery school;”;

(g)

in the definition of “non-maintained special school” for “which is neither a LEA maintained school nor a grant-maintained special school” substitute “which is not maintained by a local education authority”;

(h)

for the definition of “previous year” substitute–

““previous year” means the school year which immediately precedes the school year immediately preceding the publication school year;”;

(i)

for the definition of “reporting year” substitute–

““reporting year” means the school year immediately preceding the publication school year;”;

(j)

for the definition of “special class or unit” substitute–

““special class or unit” means a class or unit (as the case may be) so designated by the authority (in the case of a maintained school), or the proprietor (in the case of a non-maintained special school or an independent school), in which all or the majority of pupils have special educational needs;”.