The Education (Schools and Further Education) Regulations 1981

PART I GENERAL

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Schools and Further Education) Regulations 1981 and shall come into operation on 1st September 1981.

Revocations

2.  The Regulations specified in Parts I, II and III of Schedule 1 are hereby revoked to the extent there mentioned.

Schools and further education establishments to which Regulations apply

3.  Except where the context otherwise requires, in these Regulations—

(a) a reference to a school is a reference to a school maintained by a local education authority other than a special school;

(b) a reference to a further education establishment is a reference to such an establishment provided by a local education authority or to one not so provided which, for the purposes hereof, is designated by the Secretary of State as one substantially dependent for its maintenance on assistance from local education authorities or on grants under section 100(1)(b) of the Education Act 1944(1).

Approvals

4.  Except where the context otherwise requires, an approval for the purposes of these Regulations may apply generally (subject to such exceptions, if any, as are specified therein) or only in a particular case.

Interpretation

5.—(1) In these Regulations any reference to a hostel for handicapped pupils is a reference to a boarding hostel provided by a local education authority for handicapped pupils attending—

(a) a school (including a special school) maintained by a local education authority,

(b) a special school not so maintained, or

(c) a further education establishment;

and, for the purposes hereof, the expression “handicapped pupil” means a pupil falling within one or more of the categories of pupils defined by regulations for the time being in force under section 33(1) of the Education Act 1944 (education of pupils requiring special educational treatment).

(2) Except where the context otherwise requires, any reference in these Regulations to a Regulation or Schedule is a reference to a Regulation contained therein or to a Schedule thereto and any reference in a Regulation or Schedule to a paragraph is a reference to a paragraph of that Regulation or Schedule.

(1)

See S. I. 1964/490, 1978/274