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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-issue-of-apprenticeship-certificates-england-regulations-2011/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2011/900",
  "legislation_title": "The Apprenticeships (Issue of Apprenticeship Certificates) (England) Regulations 2011",
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  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations relate to the issue of apprenticeship certificates under sections 3 and 4 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (“the Act”). These Regulations form part of the implementation of the statutory apprenticeships programme in Part 1 of Chapter 1 of the Act.\nRegulation 2 prescribes the manner of applying for an apprenticeship certificate under sections 3 and 4 of the Act. A person must make an application in writing. Regulation 3 authorises the English certifying authority to charge a fee for the cost of issuing an apprenticeship certificate, which must not exceed the amount set out in the regulations. Regulation 4 places a duty on the English certifying authority to supply a copy of an apprenticeship certificate to persons issued with the original certificate, and authorises the English certifying authority to charge a fee for the cost of supplying an apprenticeship certificate which must not exceed the amount set out in the regulations.\nA full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/900/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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