Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “academic year” means a period beginning with 1^st August and ending with the next 31^st July;

• “pilot period” means the period beginning on 1st September 2009 and ending on 1st August 2012;

• “pilot scheme” means a school travel scheme made by a local education authority under section 508E of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 35C to, the Education Act 1996 and approved by the Secretary of State under paragraph 10(1) of that Schedule, which is in force during the pilot period^f1;

• “pilot scheme area” means the area of the local education authority in respect of which a pilot scheme is in force;

• “the Schedule” means Schedule 35C to the Education Act 1996; and

• “scheme authority” has the meaning given in paragraph 14 of the Schedule.