In these Regulations—

• (a) “the 1972 Act” means the Local Government Act 1972 M1;

• F1“the admission authority” has the same meaning as in section 88(1)(a) and (b) of SSFA 1998;

• F1“admission decision” means a decision referred to in section 94(1) to (2A) of SSFA 1998 refusing a child admission to a school or entrance to a sixth form or as to the school at which education is to be provided for a child;

• F1“coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2);

• F1“coronavirus exception” is a condition which applies where, for a reason related to the incidence or transmission of coronavirus—

  1. a

     it is not reasonably practicable for a governing body of a foundation or voluntary aided school or a local authority to comply with the requirements of paragraph 1(1) and (2) of Schedule 1, or paragraph 1.5 and 1.9 of the SAAC (“the constitution reason”), or

  2. b

     it is not reasonably practicable for an admission appeal panel to comply with the requirement in paragraphs 2.12 or 6.4b) of the SAAC for appellants or representatives of local authorities or governing bodies to be allowed to appear in person (“the appeal in person reason”);

• F1“remote access” means access to an appeal hearing to enable those who are not all present together at the same place to attend or participate simultaneously in the hearing by electronic means, including by live audio and live video link;

• F1“the SAAC” means the School Admission Appeals Code which is the code for school admission appeals issued and published by the Secretary of State in February 2012 under section 84(1) and (4) of SSFA 1998;

• (b) “SSFA 1998” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.