In this Act—

• “the Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales;

• “child” means a person under the age of 18;

• “English local authority” means—

  1. a

     a county council in England;

  2. b

     a metropolitan district council;

  3. c

     a non-metropolitan district council for an area for which there is no county council;

  4. d

     a London borough council;

  5. e

     the Common Council of the City of London (in their capacity as a local authority);

  6. f

     the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

• F2“independent educational institution” has the same meaning as in Chapter 1 of Part 4 of the Education and Skills Act 2008;

• “maintained school” means a community, foundation or voluntary school, a community or foundation special school or a maintained nursery school;

• “maintained nursery school” has the same meaning as in the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31);

• “parental responsibility” has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989 (c. 41);

• F1“prescribed” (except in Part 2 and section 101) means prescribed by regulations;

• “registered pupil” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996 (c. 56);

• F1“regulations” (except in Part 2 and section 101) means regulations made by the Secretary of State;

• “school” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996;

• “Welsh local authority” means a county council or county borough council in Wales;

• “well-being”, in relation to children, has the meaning given by section 1(2).