The Education (National Curriculum) (Temporary Exceptions for Individual Pupils) (Wales) Regulations 1999

Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Temporary Exceptions for Individual Pupils) (Wales) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st September 1999.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to schools in Wales.

(3) In these Regulations–

“the 1996 Act” means the Education Act 1996;

“general direction” and “special direction” mean directions given in the circumstances specified in regulation 3(1)(b)(i) or (ii) respectively, and ‘direction', where used without qualification, means either a general or a special direction or both as the context may require;

“local education authority” means the local education authority by whom the school is maintained;

“maintained school” has the meaning given to it by section 350(1)(1) of the 1996 Act;

“operative date” means the date on which a direction comes into force, and “operative period” means the period specified in the direction during which it is to have effect;

“responsible authority” has the meaning given by section 366(7) of the 1996 Act; and

references to a head teacher include references to his predecessor in office.

(1)

Section 350(1) is prospectively amended by paragraph 85 of Schedule 30 to the 1996 Act.