The Education (Admission Appeals Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2005

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2.—(1) In these Regulations —

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the 1998 Act” (“Deddf 1998”) means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.

[F2“the 2011 Measure” (“Mesur 2011”) means the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011;]

[F3the admission authority” has the same meaning as in section 88(1)(a) and (b) of the 1998 Act;]

[F3appeal hearing” (“gwrandawiad apêl”) means a hearing of an appeal for the purposes of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the 1998 Act;]

appropriate authority” (“awdurdod priodol”) means the body or the bodies responsible for making the arrangements described in regulation 3;

lay member”(“aelod lleyg”) has the meaning given to it by paragraphs 1(4) and 2(4) of Schedule 1;

[F3presenting officer” (“swyddog cyflwyno”) means a person nominated by the appropriate authority, to make oral representations to the appeal panel in relation to the appeal;]

[F3remote access” (“mynediad o bell”) means access to an appeal hearing to enable those who are not all present together at the same place to attend or participate simultaneously in the hearing by electronic means, including by live audio link and live video link;]

[F2“School Admissions Code” (“Cod Derbyniadau Ysgol”) means any code for school admissions issued under section 84;]

M1school day” (“diwrnod ysgol”) has the same meaning given to it by section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996.

(2) Any reference in these Regulations to—

(a)a numbered section is a reference to that section of the 1998 Act, unless stated otherwise;

(b)a teacher includes a headteacher.

[F4(3) A “live audio link”, in relation to a person (P) taking part in the appeal hearing, is a live telephone link or other arrangement which—

(a)enables P to hear all other persons taking part in the appeal hearing who are not in the same location as P, and

(b)enables all other persons taking part in the appeal hearing who are not in the same location as P to hear P.

(4) A “live video link”, in relation to a person (P) taking part in the appeal hearing, is a live television link or other arrangement which—

(a)enables P to see and hear all other persons taking part in the appeal hearing who are not in the same location as P, and

(b)enables all other persons taking part in the appeal hearing who are not in the same location as P to see and hear P.]