These Regulations prescribe the grounds on which a direction may be given under section 167A of the Education Act 2002 (“section 167A direction”) prohibiting a person from taking part in the management of an independent school in Wales, or placing a restriction on a person’s ability to do so. The Regulations also make provision about the procedure for giving a section 167A direction, the circumstances in which a section 167A direction may be varied or revoked and provision about appeals in respect of section 167A directions.