Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987;

• “the 1980 Act” means the Education (Scotland) Act 1980^f1;

• “central institution” has the same meaning as in the 1980 Act;

• “educational establishment” means—

  1. (a)

     a university and any college, school or other institution of a university;

  2. (b)

     a central institution;

  3. (c)

     a college of education within the meaning of section 135(1) of the 1980 Act;

  4. (d)

     an institution for the provision of further education by an education authority within the meaning of that section;

  5. (e)

     any other institution for the provision of further education;

  6. (f)

     a theological college;

• “further education” has the same meaning as in the 1980 Act;

and any reference to a section of the Act includes a reference to that section as read with paragraph 11 of Schedule 5 to the Act.