# The School Organisation (Establishment and Discontinuance of Schools) Regulations 2013, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Education and Inspections Act 2006;
“EA 1996” means the Education Act 1996;
“EA 2002” means the Education Act 2002;
“alternative provision school” means a pupil referral unit or an alternative provision Academy;
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“discontinuance proposals” means proposals published under section 15 by a local authority or by a governing body to discontinue a school;
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“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;
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“special school” means a community special or a foundation special school , 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.
(2) In these Regulations, any reference to sections 7, 10, 11, 12 and 15 is a reference to that section of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3109/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-organisation-establishment-and-discontinuance-of-schools-regulations-2013/regulation-2
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