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


(1) In these Regulations—
“year” means the period of 12 months commencing on 1st August; and
“the 1998 Act” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph 6A(5) of Schedule 26 to the 1998 Act there is prescribed as the responsible person—
(a) in the case of relevant nursery education provided at an independent school the proprietor of the school;
(b) in the case of relevant nursery education provided by a local authority under section 18 of the Children Act 1989—
(i) the person in charge of the place at which the education is provided; or
(ii) in the case of relevant nursery education provided by that authority at home to children with special educational needs, the local authority;
(c) in the case of relevant nursery education provided by that person a person registered by the Chief Inspector under section 79D(1)(a) or (5) of the Children Act 1989; or
(d) in any other case any person in receipt of funding from the local education authority for the provision of relevant nursery education.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2299/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/nursery-education-inspection-england-regulations-2005/regulation-2
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