2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
“the 2000 Act” means the Learning and Skills Act 2000;
“city academy” shall be construed in accordance with section 482(3)(c) of the Education Act 1996(1);
“the Council” means the Learning and Skills Council for England;
“further education college” means an institution within the further education sector (within the meaning of section 91(3) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992)(2);
“16 to 19 institution” means a maintained school which—
provides full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils over compulsory school age, and
does not provide full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils of compulsory school age;
“mainstream school” means a maintained school other than a special school;
“proposals to discontinue a sixth form” means proposals such as are mentioned in paragraph 16(1) of Schedule 7;
“the school organisation committee” means the school organisation committee for the area of the local education authority who maintain the school the subject of the proposals;
“special school” means a community or foundation special school;
“statement of special educational needs” means a statement of special educational needs maintained under Part IV of the Education Act 1996.
(2) Any reference to Schedule 7 is a reference to Schedule 7 to the 2000 Act.
(3) For the purposes of these Regulations the date of publication of proposals is—
(a)the date on which the requirements of regulation 4 are satisfied; and
(b)where different requirements are satisfied on different days, on the last of such days.
1986 c. 56; section 482(3)(c) was inserted by section 130 of the 2000 Act.