# The Childcare (Inspections) Regulations 2008, Regulation 2: Citation, commencement and interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989;
“the 2006 Act” means the Childcare Act 2006;
“early years inspection” means an inspection conducted by the Chief Inspector under section 49(2)(a) of the 2006 Act of early years provision in respect of which an early years provider is registered in the early years register;
“parent” includes a person who has parental responsibility for a child or who has care of a child;
“relevant local authority”, in relation to early years provision, means the English local authority for the area in which the provision is provided.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1729/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-inspections-regulations-2008/regulation-2
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