Welsh Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 1813 (W.143)

EDUCATION, WALES

The Education (Nursery Education and Early Years Development and Childcare Plans) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2005

Made

5 July 2005

Coming into force

31 July 2005

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 118(1)(b), and 138(7) and (8) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(1), now vested in the National Assembly for Wales(2), the National Assembly for Wales makes the following Regulations:

Title, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations are called the Education (Nursery Education and Early Years Development and Childcare Plans) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and come into force on 31 July 2005.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.

Amendment of the Education (Nursery Education and Early Years Development and Childcare Plans) (Wales) Regulations 2003

2.—(1) The Education (Nursery Education and Early Years Development and Childcare Plans) (Wales) Regulations 2003(3) are amended as follows.

(2) In regulation 4(1)(a) and (b) substitute the word “third” for the word “fourth” in each place it occurs.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998(4).

D. Elis-Thomas

The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly

5 July 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Education (Nursery Education and Early Years Development and Childcare Plans) (Wales) Regulations 2003. Under section 118 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 a local education authority is under a duty to secure sufficient provision of nursery education for their area for children who have reached a certain age. These Regulations amend that age by referring to terms following a child’s third birthday instead of a child’s fourth birthday.

(1)

1998 c. 31. For the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 142(1).

(2)

See the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) (Order) 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).