Education Act 1993 (repealed)

Interpretation E+W

155 Interpretation of Part II. E+W

(1) In this Part of this Act—

• “premises” includes any interest in or easement, right or charge in, to or over premises,

• “reception class” means a class in which education is provided which is suitable to the requirements of pupils aged five and any pupils under or over that age whom it is expedient to educate together with pupils of that age, and

• “registered”, in relation to parents or pupils, or their names or addresses, means shown in the register kept under section 80 of the M1 Education Act 1944.

(2) The following provisions apply for the purposes of this Part of this Act.

(3) References to the character of a school are to the kind of school it is determined by any matter relating to—

(a) the provision of education at the school, or

(b) the arrangements for admission of pupils to the school,

the alteration of which would amount to a change in the character of the school.

(4) References to a relevant age group are to an age group in which pupils are or will normally be admitted to the school in question.

(5) Children are to be regarded as admitted to a school for nursery education if they are or are to be placed on admission in a nursery class.

(6) The transfer to a reception class of pupils who have been admitted to a school for nursery education shall be treated as admission to the school.

(7) References, in relation to proposals under this Part of this Act, to the date of publication of the proposals are—

(a) to the date on which the requirements of this Part of this Act, or of regulations made by virtue of this Part of this Act, with respect to the publication of the proposals (or of any notice relating to the proposals) are satisfied, or

(b) where different requirements are satisfied on different dates, to the last of those dates,

and references to the time at which such proposals are published shall be construed accordingly.

(8) References in section 38 of this Act to liabilities incurred by a local authority shall not be read as including liabilities of such an authority to make payments to or in respect of any person in pursuance of any duty imposed on the authority under any statutory provision.

(9) A person employed by a local education authority is to be regarded as employed to work at a school if his employment with the authority for the time being involves work at that school.

(10) Subject to section 39(2) of this Act, a person employed by such an authority is to be regarded as employed to work solely at a school if his only employment with the authority (disregarding any employment under a separate contract with the authority) is for the time being at that school.

(11) Nothing in this Part of this Act or in any order made under it relating to the trusts subject to which any land or other property or rights transferred under this Part are to be held by the transferee shall be taken as prejudicing any modification of those trusts after that transfer under any provision of this Part or otherwise.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Ss. 152-155 applied (9.5.1994) by S.I. 1994/1084, reg. 8(1), Sch. 2 Pt. I

Marginal Citations

M1 1944 c. 31.