The Education (Exclusions from Schools) (Prescribed Periods) Regulations 1994

• Citation: S.I. 1994/2093
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Exclusions from Schools) (Prescribed Periods) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st September 1994.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) In these Regulations—

“ the Act ” means the Education ( No. 2) Act 1986 and references to sections are to sections of the Act;

“authority” means a local education authority; and

“school day” has the meaning assigned to it in section 65(1) of the Act.

(2)

(a) In Schedule 1 to these Regulations “governing body” means a governing body to which section 24 applies (the governing body of a county, controlled or maintained special school); and

(b) in Schedule 2 to these Regulations “governing body” means a governing body to which section 25 applies (the governing body of an aided or special agreement school).

(3) Where a thing is required to be done under these Regulations within a period after a step is taken, the day on which that step was taken shall not be counted in the calculation of that period.

Section 3 Performance of duties under section 24

Where an authority or the governing body of a school is required under section 24 to take a step referred to in the first column of Schedule 1 to these Regulations, such duty shall be performed within the period specified in relation to the performance of that duty in the second column opposite thereto.

Section 4 Performance of duties under section 25

Where an authority or the governing body of a school is required under section 25 to take a step referred to in the first column of Schedule 2 to these Regulations, such duty shall be performed within the period specified in relation to the performance of that duty in the second column opposite thereto.

Section 5 Transitional provision

These Regulations shall not apply where on or before 1st September 1994 the head teacher informed the authority (in the case of exclusions to which Schedule 1 applies) or the governing body (in the case of exclusions to which Schedule 2 applies) of a permanent exclusion.