# The Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) (No. 1) Regulations 2022, Regulation 2: Interpretation

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(1) In these Regulations—
“the 2021 Act” (“Deddf 2021”) means the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021;
“funded non-maintained nursery education” (“addysg feithrin a gyllidir ond nas cynhelir”) has the meaning given to it in section 80(1)(a) of the 2021 Act;
“maintained nursery school” (“ysgol feithrin a gynhelir”) has the meaning given to it in section 79(1)(b) of the 2021 Act;
“maintained school” (“ysgol a gynhelir”) has the meaning given to it in section 79(1)(a) of the 2021 Act;
“nursery education” (“addysg feithrin”) means education provided to children or pupils below compulsory school age—
(a) in a maintained school or a maintained nursery school, or
(b) by the provider of funded non-maintained nursery education;
“pupil” (“disgybl”) has the meaning given to it in section 3 of the Education Act 1996;
“reception year” (“blwyddyn derbyn”) means a year group in which the majority of the pupils attain the age of 5;
“relevant curriculum” (“cwricwlwm perthnasol”) has the meaning given to it in section 56(5) of the 2021 Act;
“year 1” (“blwyddyn 1”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 6;
“year 2” (“blwyddyn 2”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 7;
“year 3” (“blwyddyn 3”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 8;
“year 4” (“blwyddyn 4”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 9;
“year 5” (“blwyddyn 5”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 10;
“year 6” (“blwyddyn 6”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 11;
“year 7” (“blwyddyn 7”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 12;
“year 8” (“blwyddyn 8”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 13;
“year 9” (“blwyddyn 9”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 14;
“year 10” (“blwyddyn 10”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 15;
“year 11” (“blwyddyn 11”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 16;
“year 12” (“blwyddyn 12”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 17;
“year 13” (“blwyddyn 13”) means the year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 18;
“year group” (“grŵp blwyddyn”) means a group of pupils at a school the majority of whom will, in a particular school year, attain the same age.
(2) Expressions used in these Regulations and in the 2021 Act have the same meaning as in that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2022/666/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/curriculum-and-assessment-wales-act-2021-consequential-amendments-secondary-legislation-no-1-regulations-2022/regulation-2
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