The Education (National Curriculum) (Temporary Exceptions for Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2000

Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Temporary Exceptions for Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 25th August 2000.

(2) These Regulations apply only in relation to England.

(3) In these Regulations—

“the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996;

“general direction” and “special direction” means directions given in the circumstances specified in regulation 3(1)(b)(i) or (ii) respectively, and `direction', where used without qualification, means either a general or a special direction or both as the context may require;

“local education authority” means the local education authority by whom the school is maintained;

“maintained school” means a community, foundation or voluntary school or a community or foundation special school which is not established in a hospital;

“operative date” means the date on which a direction comes into force, and “operative period” means the period specified in the direction during which it is to have effect;

“responsible authority” in relation to a pupil, means the local education authority responsible for him for the purposes of Part IV of the 1996 Act (special educational needs); and

references to a head teacher include references to his predecessor in office.