The Special Educational Needs Tribunal Regulations 2001

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996;

“the authority” means the local education authority which made the disputed decision;

“the case statement period” is the period specified in the notice given under regulation 18(1), including any extension ordered by the President under regulation 51(1);

“child” means the child in respect of whom the appeal is brought;

“child’s statement” means the statement of special educational needs relating to the child made under section 324 of the 1996 Act;

“disputed decision” means the decision or determination in respect of which the appeal is brought;

“the clerk to the tribunal” means the person appointed by the Secretary of the Tribunal to act in that capacity at one or more hearings;

“hearing” means a sitting of the tribunal constituted for the purpose of receiving evidence, hearing addresses and witnesses or doing anything lawfully requisite to enable the tribunal to reach a decision on any question;

“parent” means, except in regulations 7, 30(2) and (8) and 39(6), a parent who has made an appeal to the Tribunal under the 1996 Act;

“records” means the records of the Tribunal;

“the Secretary of the Tribunal” means the person for the time being acting as the Secretary of the office of the Tribunal;

“the tribunal” means the Special Educational Needs Tribunal but where the President has determined pursuant to regulation 4(1) that the jurisdiction of the Tribunal is to be exercised by more than one tribunal, it means, in relation to any proceedings, the tribunal to which the proceedings have been referred by the President;

“working day”, except in regulation 28, means any day other than—

(a)

a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971; or

(b)

a day in August;

“written evidence” includes evidence recorded in any way.

(2) Nothing in these Regulations authorises a body corporate to take any steps in proceedings or to attend a hearing other than by a representative.