{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/secondary-schools-admissions-criteria-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/regulation-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/secondary-schools-admissions-criteria-regulations-northern-ireland-1997/regulation-2.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1997/439",
  "legislation_title": "Secondary Schools (Admissions Criteria) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/secondary-schools-admissions-criteria-regulations-northern-ireland-1997",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "In these Regulations—\n“assessment arrangements” has the meaning given by Article 7(3)(c) of the 1989 Order;\n“the Department” means the Department of Education;\n“key stage 2” means the key stage as defined by Article 5(6)(b) of the 1989 Order;\n“preference” means a preference expressed by a parent as to the school at which he wishes education to be provided for his child by virtue of Article 9 of the 1997 Order;\n“relevant assessment” means an assessment of a pupil required by Article 6(3) of the 1989 Order;\n“school year” means a year beginning on 1st August and ending on 31st July, both dates inclusive;\n“the 1997 Order” means the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997;\n“the criteria” means the criteria to be drawn up under Article 16(1) of the 1997 Order; and\n“transfer procedure test grade” means the grade achieved by a child on his performance in an examination which is a relevant examination under Article 21(12)(c) of the 1989 Order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/439/regulation/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:26:50.333132+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}