Interpretation
2.—(1) In these Regulations—
“administrative accommodation” means accommodation leased or owned by a specified public service body for the purpose of effecting its statutory functions and is not—
school premises;
premises used as education other than at school settings; or
premises used as statutory youth settings;
“CCMS” means the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools established under Part IX of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989(1);
“education other than at school settings” shall be construed in accordance with Article 86(1) of the 1998 Order;
“GTCNI” means the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland established under Part VI of the 1998 Order;
“NICCEA” means the Northern Ireland Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment established under Part VII of the 1998 Order;
“premises” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 4(a);
“pupil” means a person who—
has reached compulsory school age;
is not over the upper age limit of senior pupil;
is registered at a school or education other than at school setting; and
in respect of whom education is provided under the Education Orders;
“specified public service body” means the bodies listed at regulation 3(2);
“staff” means employees or agency workers in the premises of a specified public service body;
“statutory youth setting” means facilities for recreational, social, physical, cultural and youth service activities, provided by the Authority in accordance with Article 37 of the 1986 Order;
“the Act” means the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022;
“the 1986 Order” means the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(2);
“the 1998 Order” means the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998(3);
“visitors” means a person with legitimate reason for being in the premises of a specified public service body, such as attending meetings or events or providing a function;
“young people” means people aged 9 to 25 years.
(2) The following words and expressions have the same meaning as in Article 2(2) of the 1986 Order:-
(a)“compulsory school age”;
(b)“controlled school”;
(c)“grant-maintained integrated school”;
(d)“independent school”;
(e)“senior pupil”;
(f)“the Authority”(4);
(g)“the Education Orders”;
(h)“the Department”;
(i)“voluntary school”.
(3) For the purposes of these Regulations, “managers” means—
(a)in relation to a controlled school, the Authority;
(b)in relation to a voluntary or grant-maintained integrated school, the Board of Governors of the school; and
(c)in relation to an independent school, the proprietor of the school.
The body established by s.1(1) of the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014