art 2 Interpretation
(1) In these Regulations— "the SSFA 1998 " (" DSFfY 1998 ") means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998; "admission year" (" blwyddyn dderbyn ") in relation to the admission of pupils to a relevant age group at schools during a particular academic year means that academic year; "composite prospectus" (" prosbectws cyfansawdd ") means the composite prospectus that a local authority is required to publish under regulation 4 of the School Information (Wales) Regulations 2011 containing the information set out in Schedule 2 to those regulations and in the School Admissions Code . "offer date" (" dyddiad cynnig ") means the date prescribed by regulations 3 and 4 when parents receive notice of the place their child has been allocated at a primary or secondary school; "offer year" (" blwyddyn gynnig ") means the academic year immediately preceding the admission year; "School Admissions Code" (" Cod Derbyniadau Ysgol ") means any code for school admissions under section 84 of the SSFA 1998; "working day" (" diwrnod gwaith ") means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 ; (2) For the purposes of these Regulations an application is made in the course of a normal admissions round if — (a) it is for the admission of a child to a relevant age group; and (b) it is not a late application or an in-year application. (3) For the purpose of these Regulations an application is a late application if— (a) it is for the admission of a child to a relevant age group; (b) it is submitted before the first day of the admission year; (c) it is submitted after the date set out in the composite prospectus for the receipt of applications for admission to maintained schools; and (d) a decision relating to the application is not made by an admission authority on or before the offer date. (4) For the purposes of these Regulations an application is an in-year application if— (a) it is for the admission of a child to a relevant age group and is submitted on or after the first day of the admission year; or (b) it is for the admission of a child to an age group other than a relevant age group.