(1) In this Part -

"Act of 2004" means the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004;

"appeals board" means the Special Education Appeals Board established under section 36 of the Act of 2004;

"appeals officer" shall be construed in accordance with section 16;

"applicant" means the person who is the subject of an application;

"application" means an application under section 9 to the Executive for an assessment;

"assessment" means an assessment undertaken or arranged by the Executive to determine, in respect of a person with a disability, the health and education needs (if any) occasioned by the disability and the health services or education services (if any) required to meet those needs;

"assessment officers" shall be construed in accordance with section 8;