Regulations under any of sections 136 to 139 may provide that a specified provision of the regulations shall not apply where a specified condition (which may refer to the opinion of a specified person) is satisfied.

In sections 136 to 139—

• “education” includes vocational, social, physical and recreational training,

• “further education institution” means an institution which—

  1. a

     provides further education and is maintained by a local education authority, or

  2. b

     is within the further education sector, and

• “higher education institution” means an institution which—

  1. a

     is within the higher education sector, and

  2. b

     receives financial support under section 65 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13) (administration of funds by higher education funding councils).