# Education (Schools) Act 1992, Paragraph 9B


(1) The carrying out of a section 9 inspection shall be completed by the time allowed under sub-paragraph (2) and the making of the report required by paragraph 9 shall be completed within the period allowed under sub-paragraph (2).
(2) The time, and the period, allowed shall be such as may be prescribed, subject to any such extension of the period as the Chief Inspector may consider necessary to make; but the total period allowed must not exceed the prescribed period extended by three months.
(3) The Chief Inspector shall give notice in writing of any extension under sub-paragraph (2) to—
(a) the inspector,
(b) the appropriate authority, and
(c) the Secretary of State, except in the case of a maintained nursery school.
(4) This paragraph does not apply to a section 9 inspection carried out by a member of the Inspectorate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/38/schedule/2/paragraph/9B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-schools-act-1992/schedule-2/paragraph-9B
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