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The Education (School Information) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

W.S.I. 2002/1400 · Made 21 May 2002

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EDUCATION, WALES

Made 21st May 2002

Coming into force 31st May 2002

The National Assembly for Wales makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 537 and 569(4) and (5) of the Education Act 1996f1 and now vested in the National Assemblyf2.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1996 c. 56. Section 537(4) was amended by paragraph 37 of Schedule 7 to the Education Act 1997 (c. 44), section 537(1) by paragraph 152 of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31) and section 537(7) by paragraph 60 of Schedule 9 to the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21). For the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 579(1) of the 1996 Act.

f2

See the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).

Contents

  1. 1Name and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of Regulations
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Name and commencement

These Regulations are called the Education (School Information) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 31st May 2002.

2Amendment of Regulations

(1)

The Education (School Information) (Wales) Regulations 1999f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 3(1), for the definitions of “NC tests” (in both places) and “NC tasks” substitute—

  • ““NC tests” and “NC tasks” means, respectively, National Curriculum tests and National Curriculum tasks administered to pupils in accordance with the statutory arrangements;”.

(3)

In Schedule 3, omit—

(a)

in paragraph 18, in sub-paragraph (3) the words “Subject to sub-paragraph (8)” and the words “and specifying the percentage of pupils who were absent from the NC tests”;

(b)

in paragraph 18, in sub-paragraph (5) the words “Subject to sub-paragraph (8)”; and

(c)

in paragraph 18, sub-paragraph (8).

Signature

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998f1

D. Elis-Thomas

The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

21st May 2002

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Education (School Information) (Wales) Regulations 1999 in consequence of the abolition in Wales of “standard task assessments” (tests) to which the Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for English, Welsh, Mathematics and Science) (Key Stage 1) (Wales) Order 2002 (S.I. 2002/45 (W.4)) gave effect.