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EDUCATION, WALES

Made 4th December 2001

Coming into force 31st December 2001

The National Assembly for Wales makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24(2) (gg) and 54 (3) and (4) of the Education Act 1997^f1 and now vested in the National Assembly for Wales^f2.

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f1: 1997 c. 44. A new paragraph (gg) extending the powers of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority is inserted in subsection (2) of section 24 of that Act by subsection (2) of section 103 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21) (“the 2000 Act”). Section 30(2) of the 1997 Act is amended by section 103(3) of the 2000 Act to include reference to the new section 24(2)(gg) of the 1997 Act, thereby extending the powers of the Secretary of State to confer functions of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority on the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales. See also the Education (Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales) (Conferment of Function) Order 2001 (S.I. 3907/320) which confers on ACCAC the function contained in section 24(2)(gg). For the meaning of “prescribed” in section 24(2)(gg) see section 56(1).
f2: See the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and section 150 of the 2000 Act.