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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/qualifications-wales-act-2015/section-54",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/qualifications-wales-act-2015/section-54.json",
  "legislation": "anaw/2015/5",
  "legislation_title": "Qualifications Wales Act 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/qualifications-wales-act-2015",
  "path": "section/54",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "54",
  "heading": "Performance of regulatory activities by Qualifications Wales",
  "text": "(1) Qualifications Wales must have regard to the principles in subsection (2) in carrying out its functions under—\n(a) Part 3 (recognition of awarding bodies);\n(b) Part 4 (priority qualifications and approval of qualifications);\n(c) Part 7 (enforcement powers of Qualifications Wales);\n(d) section 46(1)(a) to (c) (review of approved qualifications, designated qualifications and recognised bodies);\n(e) section 48 (complaints).\n(2) The principles are that—\n(a) regulatory activities should be carried out in a way that is transparent, accountable, proportionate and consistent, and\n(b) regulatory activities should be targeted only at cases in which action is needed.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 54 in force at 21.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1687, art. 2 (with arts. 3-12)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/5/section/54",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:18:19.413228+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}