S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2020 No. 471  EDUCATION, ENGLAND  The Special Educational Needs and Disability (Coronavirus)  (Amendment) Regulations 2020  Made - - - - 28th April 2020  Laid before Parliament 30th April 2020  Coming into force - - 1st May 2020  The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by  sections 30(8), 31(4), 36(11), 37(4), 44(7)(b) and (c), 47, 49(3), 51(4), 56(1), 71(11), 73(4), 74(3)  and 135(2) and (3) of the Children and Families Act 2014( a ) and sections 29(3) and 569(4) of the  Education Act 1996( b ).  1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Special Educational Needs and Disability  (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 1st May 2020.  Citation and commencement  Review and expiry  2. —(1) The Secretary of State must review the effectiveness of these Regulations during the  period for which they have effect.  (2) These Regulations cease to have effect on 25th September 2020.  Amendment of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014  3.  The Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014( c ) are amended as follows.  4.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), at the appropriate place insert—  ““coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2); ”.  5.  After regulation 2 (interpretation) insert—  2A. —(1) Where the coronavirus exception applies, any requirement in any of the  regulations specified in paragraph (3) for action to be taken within a specified period of  “ Relaxation of time periods due to coronavirus exception  ( a ) 2014 c.6. Section 30(8) was amended by Schedule 2, Part 1, paragraph 4 to the Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c.16).  ( b ) 1996 c.56. Section 29(3) was amended by Schedule 30, paragraph 67 and Schedule 31 to the School Standards and  Framework Act 1998 (c.31) and S.I. 2010/1158 and section 569(4) was amended by section 8(1) and (5) of the Education  (Wales) Measure 2009.  ( c )  S.I. 2014/1530, relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2014/2096, S.I. 2015/359 and S.I. 2017/1306.