The Education (Pupil Registration) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2020/816 |
2020 No. 816
Education, England
The Education (Pupil Registration) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
Made 30th July 2020
Laid before Parliament 3rd August 2020
Coming into force 24th August 2020
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 434(1) and 569(4) of the Education Act 19961, makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 24th August 2020.
Amendment to the Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 2006
2.—(1) The Education (Pupil Registration) (England) Regulations 20062are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 6 (contents of attendance register)—
(a)
(a) in paragraph (1)—
(i) at the end of sub-paragraph (iii) omit “or”;
(ii) at the end of sub-paragraph (iv) insert “or”;
(iii) after sub-paragraph (iv) insert—
“not attending in circumstances relating to coronavirus;”;
(b)
(b) after paragraph (5) insert—
“5A. The circumstances of a pupil’s non-attendance relate to coronavirus for the purposes of paragraph (1)(v) only where—
(a) the session takes place in the 2020-21 school year3; and
(b) the pupil’s travel to or presence at the school would be—
contrary to any guidance relating to the incidence or transmission of coronavirus published by Public Health England, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care or any body or authority exercising equivalent functions in relation to Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland; or
prohibited by any enactment relating to the incidence or transmission of coronavirus or any instrument made under such an enactment.”;
(c)
(c) for paragraph (7) substitute—
“7. For the purpose of this regulation—
“coronavirus” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2);
“enactment” includes—
(a) an enactment passed or made after these Regulations;
(b) an enactment contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the Interpretation Act 19784;
(c) an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act of the Scottish Parliament;
(d) an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, an Act or Measure of Senedd Cymru; and
(e) an enactment contained in, or in an instrument made under, Northern...
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