Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:—

• “the Act” means the Industrial Training Act 1964 as amended by the Employment and Training Act 1973;

• “the applicant” means, in relation to a reference, the person who, having applied for or being the holder of an exemption certificate, refers the relevant decision of the Board under section 4B(4) of the Act for determination by the Referees;

• “the Board” means, in relation to a reference, the respondent industrial training board;

• “a chairman” means the President or a person appointed to be a chairman and in relation to a reference which has been assigned to a division of the Referees under Regulation 5 means the President or the chairman of that division as the case may require;

• “the clerk to the Referees” means the person appointed by the Secretary to act in that capacity at one or more hearings;

• “hearing” means a sitting of the Referees duly constituted for the purpose of receiving evidence, hearing addresses and witnesses or doing anything lawfully requisite to enable the Referees to determine a reference;

• “the President” means the President of the Referees or the person nominated by the Secretary of State to discharge for the time being the functions of the President;

• “the Register of References” means the Register of References kept in pursuance of these Regulations;

• “Rule” means a Rule of Procedure contained in the Schedule to these Regulations;

• “the Secretary” means the Secretary to the Referees for the time being and references to “the Secretary” shall be taken to include an assistant secretary;

• “the Referees” means the Referees established by these Regulations and, in relation to a particular reference, the division to whom that reference has been assigned.

The Interpretation Act 1889 applies to the interpretation of these Regulations as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.