In these Regulations —

• “the 1996 Act” (“Deddf 1996”) means the Education Act 19962;

• “the 1998 Act” (“Deddf 1998”) means the School Standards and Framework Act 19983;

• “the 2002 Act” (“Deddf 2002”) means the Education Act 2002.

In these Regulations references to sections and Schedules are references to, respectively, sections of and Schedules to the 2002 Act.