Regulation 20 Amendment to regulation 8A (interpretation of Chapter 2A)

Regulation 8A is amended as follows.

In the definition of “calculation reference period”, for “academic” substitute “service”.

In the definition of “designation period”, for “academic year beginning 12 months” substitute “period of 11 months beginning with 1st September and ending with 31st July, which commences 11 months”.

In the definition of “exempt franchised provider”, for paragraph (c) substitute—

“(c)

an academy proprietor, as defined by section 122J(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006;”.

In the definition of “implementation year”, for the words from “academic” to “August,” substitute “service year”.

In the relevant place, insert—

• ““service year” means a period of 12 months, beginning with 1st August and ending with the following 31st July;”.