# The Education (Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales) (Conferment of Function) Order 2001

W.S.I. 2001/3907 · made 4 December 2001

This Order confers on the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales (“ACCAC”) the function, to be solely exercised by ACCAC, of making arrangements for developing, setting and administering tests which are to be taken with a view to obtaining all external qualifications (excluding National Vocational Qualifications).

Made under: Education Act 1997 (Section 24, Section 30)

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## Introductory text

EDUCATION, WALES
Made 4th December 2001
Coming into force 31st December 2001
The National Assembly for Wales makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 24(3) and 30(1) of the Education Act 1997 and now vested in the National Assembly for Wales.

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order is called the Education (Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales) (Conferment of Function) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 31st December 2001.

## 2 Interpretation

In this Order—
“the 1997 Act” (“Deddf 1997”) means the Education Act 1997; and
“ACCAC” (“ACCAC”) means the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales.

## 3 Conferment of function

(1) The function falling within paragraph (gg) of section 24(2) of the 1997 Act is, in relation to qualifications of the kind specified in paragraph (2) below, conferred on ACCAC.
(2) Those qualifications are all external qualifications except National Vocational Qualifications.
(3) The function conferred by this article is conferred so as to be exercisable solely by ACCAC.

## Signature

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998
John Marek
The Deputy Presiding Officer of the Assembly
4th December 2001

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order confers on the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales (“ACCAC”) the function, to be solely exercised by ACCAC, of making arrangements for developing, setting and administering tests which are to be taken with a view to obtaining all external qualifications (excluding National Vocational Qualifications).

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