Article 1 Title and interpretationI1

England and Wales

(1)

The title of this Order is the Qualifications Wales Act 2015 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2015.

(2)

In this Order—

“the 1997 Act” (“Deddf 1997”) means the Education Act 1997^f1;
“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Qualifications Wales Act 2015;
“the Database” (“y Gronfa Ddata”) means the database published online^f2 called “the Database of Approved Qualifications in Wales” and which is also known as “DAQW”;
“relevant qualification” (“cymhwyster perthnasol”) has the same meaning as in section 30 of the 1997 Act^f3 as that section is in force immediately before 21 September 2015.

Annotations

f1: 1997 c. 44. There are many amendments to Part 5 of this Act.
f2: As at 21 September 2015, this database is at www.daqw.org.uk.
f3: Amendments to section 30 of the 1997 Act which are relevant to this Order are made by: the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21), section 103(1) and (4)(c) and Schedule 11; the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3239) (W. 244), Schedule 1, paragraphs 6, 14, and 15(b) and (d); and the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), Schedule 12, paragraphs 12 and 15 and Schedule 16, Part 4.