# The Transition from Primary to Secondary School (Wales) Regulations 2022, Regulation 3: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the 2002 Act” (“Deddf 2002”) means the Education Act 2002;
“the 2021 Act” (“Deddf 2021”) means the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021;
“class” (“dosbarth”) has the meaning given to it in section 82(1) of the 2021 Act;
“local authority” (“Awdurdod Lleol”) means a local authority in Wales that maintains the school;
“maintained school” (“ysgol a gynhelir”) has the meaning given to it in section 79 of the 2021 Act;
“pupil” (“disgybl”) has the meaning given to it in section 3 of the Education Act 1996;
“school year” (“blwyddyn ysgol”) has the meaning given to it in section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996;
“Transition Plan” (“Cynllun Pontio”) means a plan of the kind referred to in section 198(1) of the 2002 Act and regulation 4(2) of these Regulations;
“year 6” (“blwyddyn 6”) means the school year in which the majority of pupils in the class attain the age of 11;
“year 7” (“blwyddyn 7”) means the school year in which the majority of pupils in the class attain the age of 12.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2022/566/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/transition-from-primary-to-secondary-school-wales-regulations-2022/regulation-3
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