The Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland) Regulations 2012

Interpretation

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

“the 1980 Act” means the Education (Scotland) Act 1980;

“the 2004 Act” means the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004(1);

“authority” means an education authority;

“basic information” means information of the kinds specified in Part I of Schedule 1;

“delineated area” in relation to a school, means that part of the area of an authority from which pupils resident therein will be admitted to the school in terms of a priority based on residence, in accordance with any guidelines formulated by the authority under section 28B(1)(c) (information as to placing in schools and other matters) of the 1980 Act;

“information” means information of the kinds specified in a Schedule to these Regulations and information as to a matter mentioned in section 28B(1)(a)(iii) of the 1980 Act;

“placing arrangements” means an authority’s arrangements for the placing of children in schools under their management;

“placing request” means a request made in accordance with section 28A(1) (duty to comply with parents requests as to schools) of the 1980 Act or, in the case of a child having additional support needs, paragraph 2(1) and (2) (duty to comply with placing requests) of schedule 2 (children and young persons with additional support needs: placing requests) to the 2004 Act(2);

“school” in relation to an authority, means a school under their management;

“school commencement date” means a school commencement date for the time being fixed by an authority in accordance with section 32 (dates for commencement of school attendance) of the 1980 Act;

“school information” means information of the kinds specified in Part II of Schedule 1;

“school year” means a period of 12 months commencing on 1st August of a year;

“supplementary information” means information of the kinds specified in Part III of Schedule 1;

“working day” means in relation to an office of an authority, school or public library, a day on which the office, school or public library is open for business purposes;

“working hours” means in relation to an office of an authority, school or public library, the hours during which the office, school or public library is open for business purposes.