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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009/section-172",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/22",
  "legislation_title": "Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009",
  "path": "section/172",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "172",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Part",
  "text": "(1) In this Part—\n“institution within the higher education sector”—\n(a)in relation to England, has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) (see section 4(4) of that Act);\n(b)...\n“Ofqual” means the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation;\n“qualification to which this Part applies” has the meaning given by section 130;\n“regulated assessment arrangements” has the meaning given by section 131;\n“regulated qualification” has the meaning given by section 130;\n“the specified purposes”, in relation to regulated assessment arrangements, has the meaning given by section 131.\n(2) In this Part a reference to the award or authentication of a qualification includes a reference to—\n(a) the award or authentication of credits in respect of components of a qualification, and\n(b) the award or authentication of a qualification by a body either alone or jointly with others.\n(3) In this Part a reference to recognition, or being recognised, in respect of a qualification is a reference to recognition, or being recognised, under section 132 in respect of the award or authentication of the qualification or of a description of qualification which applies to the qualification.",
  "extent": "E+W+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 172(1) repealed (14.6.2016) by The Education (Repeal of Arrangements for Vocational Qualifications Awarded or Authenticated in Northern Ireland) Order 2016 (S.I. 2016/642), art. 1, Sch. Table 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 172 in force at 1.4.2010 by S.I. 2010/1151, art. 2, Sch. 1"
    }
  ],
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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."
}