17Application of local curriculum provisions to children who are registered pupils of special schools
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After section 116M of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) insert—
“116NApplication of local curriculum provisions to children who are registered pupils of special schools
(1)Regulations may apply the provisions of sections 116A to 116K and the provisions of any regulations made under section 46 of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 in respect of a person falling within subsection (3).
(2)The regulations may apply those provisions with such modifications as appear to the Welsh Ministers to be necessary or expedient.
(3)A person falls within this subsection if he or she—
(a)is of compulsory school age; and
(b)is a registered pupil of a community or foundation special school which is maintained by a local education authority in Wales and is not established in a hospital.”