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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-exceptions-at-key-stage-4-england-amendment-regulations-2002/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/2048",
  "legislation_title": "The Education (National Curriculum) (Exceptions at Key Stage 4) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/education-national-curriculum-exceptions-at-key-stage-4-england-amendment-regulations-2002",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "EDUCATION, ENGLAND\nMade 1st August 2002\nLaid before Parliament 9th August 2002\nComing into force 1st September 2002\nWhereas, following the referral to it of a proposal by the Secretary of State in accordance with subsection (2) of section 368 of the Education Act 1996, the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (“QCA”) has, in accordance with subsection (3) of that section, given notice thereof to the bodies and persons referred to in that subsection and afforded them a reasonable opportunity of submitting evidence and representations as to the issues arising;\nAnd whereas, in accordance with directions given by the Secretary of State under the said subsection (2), the QCA has submitted its report to the Secretary of State in accordance with subsection (4) of the said section 368;\nAnd whereas the QCA has, after submitting its report to the Secretary of State, arranged for it to be published in accordance with subsection (5) of that section;\nAnd whereas the Secretary of State has published a draft of the Regulations and sent copies of it to the QCA and all those who were consulted by the QCA, and has allowed a period of not less than one month for the submission of evidence and representations as to the issues arising in accordance with subsection (7) of that section;\nNow therefore the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 363, 368 and 569 of the Education Act 1996 hereby makes, with modifications, the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1996 (c. 56). Section 368 was amended by paragraph 28 of Schedule 7 to the Education Act 1997 (c. 44). By virtue of the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) the powers conferred by these sections are exercisable by the Secretary of State only in relation to England. For the meaning of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 579(1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority was established by section 21 of the Education Act 1997."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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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."
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