# The Education (Independent School Standards) (England) Regulations 2003, Regulation 4: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996;
“the 2002 Act” means the Education Act 2002;
“city technology college” or “city college for the technology of the arts” means a school established under section 482 of the 1996 Act before 26th July 2002 which is not an Academy;
“fire authority” means the statutory body defined in section 4 of the Fire Services Act 1947, in section 328 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 or in section 26 of the Local Government Act 1985;
“school” means an independent school;
“staff” means those people working at the school whether under a contract of employment, under a contract for services or as a volunteer; and
“statement” means a statement of special educational needs made under section 324 of the 1996 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1910/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-independent-school-standards-england-regulations-2003/regulation-4
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