School Inspections Act 1996

Construction E+W

46 Interpretation. E+W

(1) In this Act—

• “Chief Inspector (without more) shall be read—

  (a)

  in relation to any school in England or registration under section 7(1), as a reference to the Chief Inspector for England; and

  (b)

  in relation to any school in Wales or registration under section 7(2), as a reference to the Chief Inspector for Wales;

• “Chief Inspector for England means the person referred to in section 1(1);

• “Chief Inspector for Wales means the person referred to in section 4(1);

• “Church in Wales school, “Church of England school and “Roman Catholic Church school, and “appropriate diocesan authority in each case, have the meaning given by [F1 section 142 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;];

• “delegated budget has the same meaning as in [F2 section 49 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;];

• “denominational education has the meaning given in section 23(4);

• “member of the Inspectorate means the Chief Inspector, any of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools in England or, as the case may be, Wales and any additional inspector authorised under paragraph 2 of Schedule 1;

• “prescribed means prescribed by regulations;

• “registered inspector means a person registered under section 7(1) or (2);

• “regulations means regulations made by the Secretary of State under this Act;

• F3 . . .

(2) References in this Act to special measures being, or not being, required to be taken in relation to a school shall be construed in accordance with section 13(9).

(3) For the purposes of this Act any reference to a condition imposed under section 7(5)(c) includes a reference to a condition imposed under section 8(3).

(4) This Act and the Education Act 1996 shall be construed as one.

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Amendments (Textual)

F1 S. 46(1): Words in the definition of “Church in Wales school substituted (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1), Sch. 30 para. 202(2) (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

F2 S. 46(1): Words in the definition of "delegated budget" substituted (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1), Sch. 30 para. 202(3) (with ss. 138(9), 144(6)); S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), Sch. 1

F3 S. 46(1): Definition of "transfer date" repealed (1.9.1999) by 1998 c. 31, s. 140(1)(3), Sch. 30 para. 202(4), Sch.31; S.I. 1999/2323, art. 2(1), SCh. 1