The New School (Admissions) (Wales) Regulations 2006

Determination of admission number

6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a determination under regulation 5(1) by the admission authority of the initial admission arrangements must include an admission number determined for each relevant age group in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) In relation to a new school to be established pursuant to—

(a) proposals published under section 28 of the 1998 Act, the admission number must be the same as any admission number stated in any notice of the proposals required to be published pursuant to regulations made under sub-section (3) of that section, or (if applicable) as modified by the National Assembly under paragraph 8(2) or 10(2) of Schedule 6 to the 1998 Act; or

(b) proposals made under section 113A of the 2000 Act, the admission number must be the same as any admission number stated in any notice of the proposals required to be published pursuant to regulations made under sub-section (9) of that section, or (if applicable) as modified by the National Assembly under sub-section (5) of that section, or under paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 7A to the 2000 Act.

(3) Paragraph (4) applies in any case where, at the time when the initial admission arrangements are determined by the admission authority, any proposals referred to in paragraph (2) to which those arrangements relate have not been approved.

(4) Where this paragraph applies—

(a) the admission authority must determine for each relevant age group an admission number which is the admission number determined by reference to the capacity of the school, and is the same admission number published in any notice of the proposals referred to in paragraph (2);

(b) an admission number determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (a) is deemed to be a provisional admission number pending approval of the admission number stated in the proposals or (as the case may be) modification of that admission number as described in paragraph(2)(a) and (b); and

(c) (except where the context otherwise requires) any reference in these Regulations to an admission number is to have effect as if it were a reference to a provisional admission number.