Citation, commencement and application

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2001.

(2) These Regulations shall come into force on 1st September 2001.

(3) These Regulations apply only in relation to England.

Interpretation

2. —(1) In these Regulations, “the principal Regulations” means The Education (Special Educational Needs) (England) Regulations 2001( 2 ).

(2) Expressions used in these Regulations and the principal Regulations have the same meaning in these Regulations as in the principal Regulations.

Time limits and prescribed information

3.Regulation 12 of the principal Regulations shall be amended as follows—

(a) In paragraph (3) the words “Where under section 329A (3) an authority serve a notice on a child’s parent informing him that they are considering whether to make an assessment they shall within 6 weeks of the date of service of that notice give notice to the responsible body who requested that an assessment be made—” shall be deleted and the following words shall be inserted in their place—

• “ Where section 329A applies an authority shall, within 6 weeks of the date of receipt of a request from a responsible body that an assessment of a child be made, give notice to that body— ” .

(b) In paragraph (4) the words “Where under section 329A(3) an authority serve a notice on a child’s parent informing him that they are considering whether to make an assessment they shall within six weeks of the date of service of that notice give notice to the child’s parent—” shall be deleted and the following words shall be inserted in their place—

• “ Where section 329A applies an authority shall, within 6 weeks of the date of receipt of a request from a responsible body that an assessment of a child be made, give notice to the child’s parent— ” .