These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Schools and Further Education) (Amendment) Regulations 1983 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1983.
(1)In sub-paragraph (a) of Regulation 3 of the principal Regulations (references to schools) for the words “other than a special school” there shall be substituted the words “or to a special school (whether or not so maintained)”.
(2)In sub-paragraph (b) of the said Regulation 3 (references to further education establishments) for the words “which, for the purposes hereof” to the end there shall be substituted the words “which is designated by or under Schedule 3.”.
(3)Any designation of a further education establishment under sub-paragraph (b) of the said Regulation 3 as originally made shall cease to have effect.
4Hostels for pupils with special educational needs#
(1)For Regulation 5(1) of the principal Regulations (definition of “hostel for handicapped pupils”) there shall be substituted the following provision:—“5 1 In these Regulations any reference to a hostel for pupils with special educational needs is a reference to a boarding hostel provided by a local education authority for pupils with such needs attending a school or further education establishment; and, for the purposes hereof, the expression “special educational needs” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1981 .”
(2)In Regulations 7(1)(c) and 8 of the principal Regulations (approval of premises and inspection of hostels) for the words “hostel for handicapped pupils”, in both places where they occur, there shall be substituted the words “hostel for pupils with special educational needs”.
5Transitional exemption orders under the Sex Discrimination Act 1975#
In Regulation 9(3)(b) of the principal Regulations (application for a transitional exemption order in the case of a special school) for the words “ section 16” there shall be substituted the words “section 26” .