Paragraph 1 InterpretationI1

In this Schedule—

• F1“immediately before” means not more than twelve months before the commencement of the relevant employment;

• “proprietor” has the meaning assigned to it by section 135 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980^f1 and includes a person who, by reason of holding any office or having an interest in a company by which the school is conducted, is substantially in the position of a proprietor;

• “registered” means registered in the register of independent schools in accordance with Part V of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.

Subject to sub-paragraph (1), expressions used in this Schedule to which meanings are assigned by the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 have the same meaning in this Schedule as they have in that Act.