Regulation 4 Hostels for pupils with special educational needs

For Regulation 5(1) of the principal Regulations (definition of “hostel for handicapped pupils”) there shall be substituted the following provision:—

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In these Regulations any reference to a hostel for pupils with special educational needs is a reference to a boarding hostel provided by a local education authority for pupils with such needs attending a school or further education establishment; and, for the purposes hereof, the expression “special educational needs” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1981^f1 .”.

In Regulations 7(1)(c) and 8 of the principal Regulations (approval of premises and inspection of hostels) for the words “hostel for handicapped pupils”, in both places where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “hostel for pupils with special educational needs”.