5(1)Anything authorised or required by or under this Part of this Act or any other enactment to be done by the Chief Inspector for England may be done by—
(a)any of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools in England,
(b)any other member of his staff, or
(c)any additional inspector,
who is authorised generally or specially in that behalf by the Chief Inspector for England.
(2)Anything authorised or required by or under this Part of this Act or any other enactment to be done by the Chief Inspector for Wales may be done by—
(a)any of Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Schools in Wales,
(b)any other member of his staff, or
(c)any additional inspector,
who is authorised generally or specially in that behalf by the Chief Inspector for Wales.
(3)Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (1) or (2), the references to the Chief Inspector in—
(a)section 2(8) or (9), or
(b)section 5(8) or (9),
include references to any person authorised to act on his behalf [F1under sub-paragraph (1) or (2)] (as the case may be).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 para. 5(3) substituted (1.9.1997) by 1997 c. 44, s. 42, Sch. 6 para.9; S.I. 1997/1468, art. 2, Sch. 1 Pt.II