# Education and Skills Act 2008, Section 7: Relevant period


(1) In this Part, “relevant period”, in relation to a person, means a period beginning with a start date and ending with the next end date.
(2) The following are start dates for the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a) a date on which subsection (4) starts to apply to the person;
(b) the date immediately following the end of a relevant period (if on that date that subsection still applies to the person).
(3) The following are end dates for the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a) a prescribed date;
(b) a date on which subsection (4) ceases to apply to the person.
(4) This subsection applies to a person at any time when—
(a) this Part applies to the person, and
(b) the person is not participating in education or training in accordance with section 2(1)(a) or (b).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/25/section/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-and-skills-act-2008/section-7
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