Education Act 1996 (c. 56)

SCHEDULES

[F1 SCHEDULE 35C U.K. School Travel Schemes

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 35C inserted (1.4.2007) by Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40), s. 188(3), Sch. 9; S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(dd)

Interpretation U.K.

14 U.K. In this Schedule—

• “disabled child” means a child who has a disability for the purposes of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, and “disability” is to be construed accordingly;

• “qualifying school” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of Schedule 35B;

• “scheme authority”, in relation to a school travel scheme, means the local education authority by which the scheme is made;

• “walking distance” has the meaning given by section 444(5).]