The Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards and Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2013

Lunch in maintained primary and secondary schools

6.—(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.