13.—(1) The Education (Pupil Registration) (Wales) Regulations 2010(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2, in the appropriate place insert—
““the 2021 Act” (“Deddf 2021”) means the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021;”.
(3) The amendments in paragraphs (4) and (5) come into force—
(a)from 1 September 2022 in respect of—
(i)pupils in the reception year to year 6 at a school;
(ii)pupils in year 7 at a school where the head teacher and governing body have adopted a relevant curriculum for those year 7 pupils under Part 2 of the 2021 Act;
(b)from 1 September 2023 in respect of pupils in years 7 and 8;
(c)from 1 September 2024 in respect of pupils in year 9;
(d)from 1 September 2025 in respect of pupils in year 10;
(e)from 1 September 2026 in respect of pupils in all other year groups.
(4) In regulation 2, in the definition of “local curriculum”, omit the words “in relation to pupils in the fourth key stage, has the meaning given by section 97 of the Education Act 2002 and,”.
(5) In regulation 6(4)—
(a)at the end of sub-paragraph (b) omit “or”,
(b)in sub-paragraph (c), for “.” substitute “; or”, and
(c)after sub-paragraph (c) insert—
“(d)attendance on a course of study within the curriculum adopted for pupils aged 14 to 16 under sections 28 and 30 of the 2021 Act at a place other than the school.”.