Introductory text

Whereas the National Curriculum Council, after due consultation, submitted to the Secretary of State and published its report on a proposal to make this Order which he had referred to it, in accordance with subsections (2) to (4) of section 20 of the Education Reform Act 1988^f1 (“the Act”);

And whereas the Secretary of State gave notice of the said proposal to the Curriculum Council for Wales and to all other persons with whom consultation appeared to him to be desirable, in accordance with subsection (2) of section 21 of the Act;

And whereas the Secretary of State, in accordance with subsection (5) of the said section 20 and subsection (3) of the said section 21, duly published a draft of this Order and the other documents mentioned in those subsections and sent copies of them to the said Councils and to each of the persons consulted by the said Councils, and allowed a period of not less than one month for the submission of evidence and representations;

And whereas that period has now expired: