Interpretation
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2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007;
“the 1986 Order” means the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(2);
“pupil reference number” means the number which—
(a)
is used by the Department of Education for Northern Ireland for record management purposes;
(b)
continues to apply to the pupil regardless of any change in the pupil’s school; and
(c)
does not, without additional information, identify the pupil;
“school” has the meaning given by article 2(2) of the 1986 Order;
“pupil” has the meaning given by article 2(2) of the 1986 Order.