Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Education and Inspections Act 2006;

• “EA 1996” means the Education Act 1996^f1;

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

• F1“alternative provision school” means a pupil referral unit or an alternative provision Academy;

• F2...

• F3...

• “discontinuance proposals” means proposals published under section 15 by a local authority or by a governing body to discontinue a school;

• F4...

• F5“mainstream school” means a community school, foundation school, voluntary school, or an Academy school which meets the requirements of section 1A(1) of the Academies Act 2010;

• “notice” means a notice under section 7 of the Act;

• “representation period” means the period in which objections or comments must be sent as set out in regulation 13(1);

• “revocation proposals” means proposals published under paragraph 21(4) of Schedule 2 to the Act;

• “sixth form education” means full-time secondary education suitable to the requirements of pupils over compulsory school age^f3;

• F6...

• “special school” means a community special or a foundation special school F7, or an Academy school which meets the requirements of section 1A(2) of the Academies Act 2010; and

• “SSFA 1998” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

In these Regulations, any reference to sections 7, 10, 11, 12 and 15 is a reference to that section of the Act^f4.