Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the 1993 Act” means the Education Act 1993;

• “authority” means the local education authority which made the disputed decision;

• “child” means the child in respect of whom the appeal is brought;

• “disputed decision” means the decision or determination in respect of which the appeal is brought;

• “the clerk to the tribunal” means the person appointed by the Secretary of the Tribunal to act in that capacity at one or more hearings;

• “hearing” means a sitting of the tribunal duly constituted for the purpose of receiving evidence, hearing addresses and witnesses or doing anything lawfully requisite to enable the tribunal to reach a decision on any question;

• “parent” means a parent who has made an appeal to the Special Educational Needs Tribunal under the 1993 Act;

• “records” means the records of the Special Educational Needs Tribunal;

• “the Secretary of the Tribunal” means the person for the time being acting as the Secretary of the office of the Special Educational Needs Tribunal;

• “the tribunal” means the Special Educational Needs Tribunal but where the President has determined pursuant to regulation 4(1) that the jurisdiction of the Special Educational Needs Tribunal is to be exercised by more than one tribunal, it means, in relation to any proceedings, the tribunal to which the proceedings have been referred by the President;

• “working day” means any day other than—

  1. (a)

     a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f1; or

  2. (b)

     a day in August.