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Regulation 6 Lunch in maintained primary and secondary schoolsI1

England and Wales

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

This regulation applies where a local authority or a governing body of a maintained school provides school lunch on a school day to—

(a)

registered pupils at a maintained school whether on school premises or at a place other than school premises; and

(b)

any other person on the school premises.

(2)

The local authority or governing body must ensure that school lunch provided to a person specified in paragraph (1) complies with the requirements in Schedule 3 and the nutritional standards in Schedule 4.

(3)

The local authority or governing body must ensure that school lunch provided to pupils on a school trip on a school day complies with the requirements in Schedule 3 and the nutritional standards in Schedule 4.

(4)

Where a local authority or a governing body provides both primary and secondary education at the school, the school lunch provided to—

(a)

a junior pupil must comply with the requirements for primary schools in Schedule 3 and the nutritional standards for primary schools in Schedule 4; and

(b)

a senior pupil must comply with the requirements for secondary schools in Schedule 3 and the nutritional standards for secondary schools in Schedule 4.

(5)

Where a school is open for fewer than five days in any week the requirements in Schedule 3 which refer to the number of times food must or must not be provided by reference to a week apply as if the school were open for the whole of that week.

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Reg. 6 in force at 2.9.2013, see reg. 1(1)