The Education (Lay Members of Appeal Committees) Regulations 1994

Interpretation

3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3) below, the appropriate authority shall, on or before 1st September 1994 and thereafter in every three year period following the date upon which an advertisement (or the final advertisement of a series of advertisements) was last published in accordance with this regulation, secure the publication of an advertisement for lay members of appeal committees constituted by that authority.

(2) The advertisement referred to in paragraph (1) above shall—

(a) identify by name, class, or general description the schools served by the appeal committees to which the advertisement relates;

(b) be placed in at least one local newspaper circulating in the area in which the schools identified in the advertisement are situated;

(c) allow a period of at least 21 days from the date of publication of the advertisement for replies.

(3) The duty under paragraph (1) above shall not be required to be performed before 1st September 1994 if the appropriate authority has in 1994, but before the coming into force of these Regulations, secured the publication of an advertisement which meets the requirements of this regulation and any such advertisement (or the final advertisement of a series of advertisements) shall be deemed to have been published on the date of coming into force of these Regulations.