{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2002/section-190",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2002/section-190.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/32",
  "legislation_title": "Education Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-2002",
  "path": "section/190",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "190",
  "heading": "Local authority functions: qualifications",
  "text": "(1) A local authority may award or authenticate academic and vocational qualifications, and may in particular—\n(a) devise and administer a qualification or a course leading to a qualification,\n(b) register candidates,\n(c) set, administer and moderate examinations or other assessments, and\n(d) require the payment of fees in respect of the exercise of the power.\n(2) A local authority may secure the exercise by any other person of such of the authority’s powers under subsection (1) as the authority may specify.\n(3) A local authority may exercise their powers under this section by forming, or participating in forming, or being a member of, a body corporate.\n(4) The powers under this section shall be regarded as always having been within the powers of a local authority; and this section is without prejudice to the generality of the powers of a local authority.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 11(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/32/section/190",
    "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."
}