Part 3 E+W Parental responsibilities

Truancy and exclusion from school E+W

24 Interpretation E+W

In this section and sections 19 to 21—

• “the appropriate person” means—

  (a)

  in relation to England, the Secretary of State, and

  (b)

  in relation to Wales, the National Assembly for Wales,

• “child of compulsory school age” has the same meaning as in the 1996 Act, and “child” is to be construed accordingly,

• “head teacher” includes acting head teacher, teacher in charge and acting teacher in charge,

• “local education authority” has the same meaning as in the 1996 Act,

• “parent”, in relation to a pupil or child, is to be construed in accordance with section 576 of the 1996 Act, but does not include a person who is not an individual,

• “pupil” is to be construed in accordance with section 3(1) and (1A) of the 1996 Act,

• “registered pupil” has the meaning given by section 434(5) of the 1996 Act,

• “relevant school” means—

  (a)

  a qualifying school as defined in section 1(3) of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32), or

  (b)

  a pupil referral unit as defined in section 19(2) of the 1996 Act,

• “responsible officer”, in relation to a parenting order, means one of the following who is specified in the order, namely—

  (a)

  an officer of a local education authority, and

  (b)

  a head teacher or a person nominated by a head teacher,

  but a person falling within paragraph (b) may not be specified in the order without his consent,

• “the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996 (c. 56).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 24 in force at 27.2.2004 for E. by S.I. 2003/3300, art. 4(e)