462 Interpretation of Chapter III.E+W
(1)In this Chapter—
“equipment” does not include clothing;
“examination requirement”, in relation to a syllabus for an examination, means a requirement which a pupil must meet in order to qualify for assessment for the purposes of determining his achievements in that examination in that syllabus.
(2)In this Chapter “residential trip” means any trip—
(a)which is arranged for registered pupils at a maintained school by or on behalf of the governing body or the [F1local authority], and
(b)which requires the pupils taking part to spend one or more nights away from their usual overnight accommodation.
(3)For the purposes of this Chapter, a pupil shall be regarded as having been prepared at a school for a syllabus for a prescribed public examination if any part of the education provided with a view to preparing him for that examination in that syllabus has been provided for him at that school.
(4)In this Chapter references to a public examination (or a prescribed public examination) are references to such an examination as it applies in relation to persons who are entered for a syllabus for that examination with a view to meeting the examination requirements for that syllabus so as to qualify for assessment for the purposes of determining their achievements in that examination on any particular occasion in any year when an assessment takes place.
(5)For the purposes of subsection (4)—
(a)“an assessment” means an assessment for the purposes of determining the achievements of persons entered for the examination in question; and
(b)such an assessment is to be regarded as taking place on any occasion on which it is determined in relation to each person entered for any syllabus in that examination who has met the examination requirements for that syllabus—
(i)whether he has passed or failed, and
(ii)if grades are assigned for the purposes of the examination, the grade to be assigned in his case.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 7(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 7(4)(5))
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Pt. 6 Ch. 3 modified (1.9.2013) by The Operation of the Local Curriculum (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1793), regs. 1(1), 6(3)
C2S. 462(2) modified (1.9.2013) by The Operation of the Local Curriculum (Wales) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1793), regs. 1(1), 6(1)(b)