# The Education (School Inspection) (England) Regulations 2005, Regulation 2: Interpretation


(1) In these Regulations—
“the 2005 Act” means the Education Act 2005;
“inspection” in Part 2 of these Regulations means an inspection of a school under section 5 of the 2005 Act and in Part 3 of these Regulations means an inspection of a school under section 48 of the 2005 Act;
“inspector” in Part 3 of these Regulations means the person conducting the inspection;
“public holiday” means Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971;
“school year” means the period of 12 months commencing on 1st August;
“working day” means any day which is not a Saturday, a Sunday, a public holiday or part of a holiday longer than a week taken by the school in question; and
any reference to a child who is looked after by a local authority shall have the same meaning as in section 22 of the Children Act 1989.
(2) Where these Regulations require an act to be done within a specified period from a specified date the period begins immediately after that date.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2038/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-school-inspection-england-regulations-2005/regulation-2
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