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Section 10 Interpretation

(1)

In this Act—

  • “education provider” means—

    1. (a)

      an education authority,

    2. (b)

      the proprietor of an independent school,

    3. (c)

      the managers of a grant-aided school,

    4. (d)

      the governing body of a higher education institution or a further education institution,

  • “further education institution” means—

    1. (a)

      a body listed in schedule 2 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 under the heading “Institutions formerly eligible for funding by the Scottish Further Education Funding Council”, or

    2. (b)

      a college of further education which is assigned to a regional strategic body by order made under section 7C(1) of that Act,

  • “higher education institution” means a body listed in schedule 2 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 under the heading “Institutions formerly eligible for funding by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council” or under the heading “Other institutions”,

  • “institution” has the meaning given in section 2(7),

  • “pupil” has the meaning and construction given in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980,

  • “responsible body” has the meaning given in section 5(8),

  • “school” has the meaning given in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980,

  • “specified public service body” means a public service body specified in regulations made under section 3,

  • “student” means a person for whom education is being provided by a higher education institution or, as the case may be, a further education institution.

(2)

In subsection (1)—

  • “education authority”, “grant-aided school”, “independent school”, “managers” and “proprietor” have the meanings given in section 135(1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980,

  • “governing body” has the meaning given in section 35(2) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005.