{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009/section-A12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/apprenticeships-skills-children-and-learning-act-2009/section-A12.json",
  "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/A12",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "A12",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Chapter A1",
  "text": "(1) In this Chapter—\n“approved technical education qualification” means a technical education qualification that is approved by the Secretary of State under section A2D3 or A2D5;\n...\n“published occupation” means an occupation which the Secretary of State has determined falls within section ZA10(1)(a) and in relation to which information is published under section ZA10(5);\n“specified category”, in relation to a qualification, means a category specified under section A2D2;\n“technical education certificate” has the meaning given by section A3A;\n“technical education qualification” means a qualification that relates to one or more occupations.\n(2) References in this Chapter to approval, in relation to a technical education qualification approved under section A2D3 or A2D5, are to approval under the section in question.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. A12 inserted (30.9.2022) by Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 (c. 21), ss. 7(7), 36(3); S.I. 2022/965, reg. 3(2) (with regs. 4, 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. A12(1) substituted (1.6.2025) by Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 (c. 14), s. 12(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 27(a) (with s. 13); S.I. 2025/598, reg. 3(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. A12(1) omitted (1.6.2025) by virtue of Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 (c. 14), s. 12(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 27(b) (with s. 13); S.I. 2025/598, reg. 3(g)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/22/section/A12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:10:50.261352+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}