Regulation 3 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

• “the 2000 Act” means the Learning and Skills Act 2000^f1;

• “the 2002 Act” means the Education Act 2002^f2;

• “S.I. 1999/124” means the Education (Relevant Areas for Consultation on Admission Arrangements) Regulations 1999^f3;

• “S.I. 1999/125” means the Education (Objections to Admission Arrangements) Regulations 1999 ^f4;

• “admission authority”, in relation to a new school, means the person or body responsible under regulation 4 for making the school’s initial admission arrangements;

• “admission number” means the number of pupils in any relevant age group intended to be admitted to the school as determined by an admission authority in accordance with regulation 6;

• “indicated admission number” means the number of pupils in any relevant age group referred to as such in, and determined in accordance with the net capacity assessment method set out in, the guidance, Assessing the Net Capacity of Schools^f5, issued by the Department for Education and Skills in August 2002;

• “initial year”, in relation to a new school, means the first school year in which pupils are (or, it is intended, should be) admitted to the school;

• “initial admission arrangements”, in relation to a new school, means the arrangements for the admission of children to the school (including the school’s admission policy) determined by an admission authority in accordance with regulation 5(1);

• “maintained school” means a community, foundation or voluntary school;

• “new school” means a new school within the meaning of section 72(3)^f6 of the 1998 Act;

• “relevant committee”, in relation to a maintained school, means the school organisation committee for the area of the local education authority who maintain the school;

• “school opening date”, in relation to a new school, means the date when the school first admits pupils;

• “temporary governing body” means a temporary governing body constituted under section 34 of the 2002 Act.