{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2002/section-171",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/32",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2002",
  "path": "section/171",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "171",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Chapter 1",
  "text": "In this Chapter—\n“appeal period” has the meaning given by section 165;\n“Chief Inspector” means—\n(a)...\n(b)... Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales;\n...\n“independent school standards” has the meaning given by section 157;\n“the register” means—\n(a)...\n(b)... the register of independent schools in Wales;\n“registered” means entered in the register;\n...\n“registration authority” means the Welsh Ministers.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 171 repealed (5.1.2015) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 24(2)(a), Sch. 2 (with s. 139); S.I. 2014/3364, art. 2(z)(aa) (with art. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 171 repealed (5.1.2015) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 24(2)(b), Sch. 2 (with s. 139); S.I. 2014/3364, art. 2(z)(aa) (with art. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 171 repealed (5.1.2015) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 24(3), Sch. 2 (with s. 139); S.I. 2014/3364, art. 2(z)(aa) (with art. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 171 repealed (5.1.2015) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 24(4)(a), Sch. 2 (with s. 139); S.I. 2014/3364, art. 2(z)(aa) (with art. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 171 repealed (5.1.2015) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 24(4)(b), Sch. 2 (with s. 139); S.I. 2014/3364, art. 2(z)(aa) (with art. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 171 repealed (1.9.2005 for E., 1.9.2006 for W.) by Education Act 2005 (c. 18), s. 125(4), Sch. 8 para. 5, Sch. 19 Pt. 1; S.I. 2005/2034, art. 4; S.I. 2006/1338, art. 3, Sch. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in s. 171 substituted (5.1.2015) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), s. 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 24(5) (with s. 139); S.I. 2014/3364, art. 2(z) (with art. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 171 in force at 1.9.2003 except in relation to W. by S.I. 2003/1667, art. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 171 in force at 1.1.2004 for W. by S.I. 2003/2961, art. 6, Sch. Pt. III"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/32/section/171",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:19:01.287129+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}