# The Education (Temporary Exceptions for Individual Pupils and Children) (Wales) Regulations 2022, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 1996 Act” (“Deddf 1996”) means the Education Act 1996;
“the 2021 Act” (“Deddf 2021”) means the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021;
“additional learning needs” (“anghenion dysgu ychwanegol”) has the meaning given to it in section 2 of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018;
“child” (“plentyn”) has the meaning given to it in section 579(1) of the 1996 Act;
“determination” (“penderfyniad”) means a determination made under section 42(1) or (2) of the 2021 Act;
“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;
“local authority” (“awdurdod lleol”) means the local authority that maintains the school;
“nursery education” (“addysg feithrin”) means full-time or part-time education suitable for children or pupils who have not attained compulsory school age provided—
(a) in a maintained school or a maintained nursery school, or
(b) by the provider of funded non-maintained nursery education;
“operative date” (“dyddiad gweithredol”) means the date on which a determination comes into force;
“operative period” (“cyfnod gweithredol”) has the meaning given to it in section 43 of the 2021 Act;
“parent” (“rhiant”) has the meaning given to it in section 576 of the 1996 Act;
“provider of funded non-maintained nursery education” (“darparwr addysg feithrin a gyllidir ond nas cynhelir”) has the meaning given to it in section 80(1) of the 2021 Act;
“pupil” (“disgybl”) has the meaning given to it in section 26(4)(a) of the 2021 Act;
“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 in section 56(5)(a) and (b) of the 2021 Act;
“relevant person” (“person perthnasol”) means—
(a) in relation to a maintained school and a maintained nursery school, the head teacher, and
(b) in relation to funded non-maintained nursery education, the provider;
“special educational needs” (“anghenion addysgol arbennig”) has the meaning given to it in section 312 of the 1996 Act;
“year 1” (“blwyddyn 1”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 6;
“year 2” (“blwyddyn 2”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 7;
“year 3” (“blwyddyn 3”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 8;
“year 4” (“blwyddyn 4”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 9;
“year 5” (“blwyddyn 5”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 10;
“year 6” (“blwyddyn 6”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 11;
“year 7” (“blwyddyn 7”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 12;
“year 8” (“blwyddyn 8”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 13;
“year 9” (“blwyddyn 9”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 14;
“year 10” (“blwyddyn 10”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 15;
“year 11” (“blwyddyn 11”) means a year group in which the majority of pupils attain the age of 16;
“year group” (“grŵp blwyddyn”) means a group of children at a school the majority of whom will, in a particular school year, attain the same age.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2022/670/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-temporary-exceptions-for-individual-pupils-and-children-wales-regulations-2022/regulation-2
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