# Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022, Section 30: Interpretation of Chapter

Extent: E+W

In this Chapter, the following terms have the following meanings—
“assignment” includes an examination and any piece of work;
“examination” includes any form of assessment;
“permitted assistance”, in relation to a relevant assignment, has the meaning given by section 26(8);
“personally”, in relation to an assignment that is a relevant assignment, has the extended meaning given by section 26(8);
“post-16 institution” means—
(a) a higher education provider, within the meaning of Part 1 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (see section 83(1) of that Act);
(b) an institution within the further education sector, within the meaning of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (see section 91(3) of that Act);
(c) a 16 to 19 Academy;
(d) any other institution or person, other than a school, that is principally concerned with the provision of education or training suitable to the requirements of pupils who are over compulsory school age;
“regulated qualification” means a qualification regulated by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation;
“relevant assignment” has the meaning given by section 26(7);
“relevant course” means—
(a) a course of any description mentioned in Schedule 6 to the Education Reform Act 1988, or
(b) a course—
(i) providing education or training in preparation for an examination relating to a regulated qualification, or
(ii) which a person is required to complete in order to obtain a regulated qualification;
“relevant service” has the meaning given by section 26(2);
“school” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996;
“sixth form” means a school, or part of a school, that is principally concerned with the provision of full-time education suitable to the requirements of pupils who are over compulsory school age;
“student” has the meaning given by section 26(6).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/21/section/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/skills-and-post-16-education-act-2022/section-30
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