{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2005/section-43",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2005/section-43.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2005/18",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2005",
  "path": "section/43",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "43",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Chapter 4",
  "text": "In this Chapter—\n“the appropriate appointing authority”, in relation to a voluntary aided school, means—\n(a)the appropriate diocesan authority, if it is a Church in Wales school, a Church of England school or a Roman Catholic Church school, or\n(b)in any other case, the person who appoints the foundation governors;\n“the appropriate authority”, in relation to a maintained school, means the school's governing body or, if the school does not have a delegated budget, the local authority;\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 or a maintained nursery school;\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“section 28 inspection” means an inspection under section 28.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 13(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 43 omitted (1.10.2013) by virtue of School Standards and Organisation (Wales) Act 2013 (anaw 1), s. 100(4), Sch. 5 para. 22(6); S.I. 2013/1800, art. 3(j)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/18/section/43",
    "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."
}