{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2005/section-31",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2005/section-31.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/18",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2005",
  "path": "section/31",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "31",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Chapter 3",
  "text": "(1) In this Chapter—\n“the Chief Inspector” means Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales;\n“ maintained school ” means a community, foundation or voluntary school, a community ... special school, a maintained nursery school or a pupil referral unit in Wales.\n“member of the Inspectorate” means the Chief Inspector, any of Her Majesty's Inspectors of Education and Training in Wales and any additional inspector appointed under paragraph 2 of Schedule 2;\n“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;\n“regulations” means regulations made by the Assembly under this Chapter;\n“well-being”, in relation to pupils at a school, is a reference to their well-being having regard to the matters mentioned in section 25(2) of the Children Act 2004 (c. 31).\n(2) For the purposes of this Chapter any reference to a condition imposed under section 25(4)(c) includes a reference to a condition imposed under section 26(3).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 31(1) inserted (2.9.2013) by Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 3), ss. 3(3), 12(3); S.I. 2013/1985, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 31(1) omitted (1.10.2013) by virtue of School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1), s. 100(4), Sch. 5 para. 22(3); S.I. 2013/1800, art. 3(j)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/18/section/31",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:15:45.290138+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
}