{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2002/section-138",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2002/section-138.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/32",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2002",
  "path": "section/138",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "138",
  "heading": "Training in provision of further education",
  "text": "(1) This section applies to a course which is designed to lead to the award of a qualification specified under section 136 or 137(1).\n(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3) The National Assembly for Wales may by regulations—\n(a) prohibit the provision by a further or higher education institution in Wales of a course to which this section applies without the approval of the National Assembly;\n(b) enable the National Assembly to determine the number of persons who may undertake a specified course to which this section applies at a further or higher education institution in Wales;\n(c) enable the National Assembly to determine the number of persons in different categories who may undertake a specified course to which this section applies at a further or higher education institution in Wales.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 138 ceases to have effect (E.) (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(h), Sch. 15 para. 8(1)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 138(2) omitted (26.5.2015) by virtue of Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(h), Sch. 15 para. 8(2)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 138 in force at 1.9.2003 for W. by S.I. 2003/1718, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 138 in force at 6.11.2006 except in relation to W. by S.I. 2006/2895, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/32/section/138",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:19:01.287129+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."
}