# The Education (National Curriculum) (Exceptions) Regulations 1994, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement, application and interpretation


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Exceptions) Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 1st September 1994.
(2) Regulations 3 and 4 of these Regulations apply only in relation to pupils at maintained schools and grant-maintained special schools (other than those established in hospitals) in England.
(3) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Education Reform Act 1988;
“class” in relation to a particular pupil and a particular subject means any teaching group in which the pupil is regularly taught that subject;
“foundation subject” has the meaning given to that expression by section 25(1) of the Act;
“GCSE” means General Certificate of Secondary Education;
“maintained school” has the meaning given to that expression by section 25(1) of the Act;
“school year” has the meaning given to that expression in section 3(6) of the Act;
a reference to the provisions of the National Curriculum in a foundation subject is a reference to such attainment targets, programmes of study and assessment arrangements as are specified for the time being for the subject under section 4(2) to the Act; and
a reference to the fourth key stage is to the period set out in paragraph (d) of section 3(3) of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2112/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-exceptions-regulations-1994/regulation-1
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