Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21)W
1WAmend the Learning and Skills Act 2000 as follows.
2WIn the sections mentioned in paragraph 3 replace each reference to “National Assembly” with “Welsh Ministers”.
3WThe sections are 32(1), 33, 34, 35(2) and (5), 36(1), 37, 38(1), 39(1), 40 and 41(1).
4WIn section 31—
(a)in subsection (1) replace “National Assembly for Wales (the National Assembly)” with “ Welsh Ministers ”;
(b)in subsection (3) replace “on it” with “ on them ”;
(c)in subsection (3) replace the first reference to “National Assembly” with “ Welsh Ministers ”; and
(d)in subsection (3)(d) replace “National Assembly thinks” with “ Welsh Ministers think ”.
5WIn section 32(3) replace—
(a)“on it” with “ on them ”;
(b)the first reference to “National Assembly” with “Welsh Ministers”; and
(c)“National Assembly thinks” with “Welsh Ministers think”.
6WIn section 34—
(a)in subsection (2)(a) replace “itself” with “ themselves ”; and
(b)in subsection (3) replace “its power” with “ their power ”.
7WIn section 35—
(a)in subsection (1) replace—
(i)“National Assembly itself provides” with “ Welsh Ministers themselves provide ”; and
(ii)“it may impose” with “ they may impose ”;
(b)in subsection (2) replace—
(i)“by it” with “ by them ”;
(ii)“it requests” with “ they request ”; and
(iii)“its functions” with “ their functions ”.
8WIn section 37—
(a)in subsection (2) replace “its powers” with “ their powers ”; and
(b)in subsection (4) replace “its power” with “ their power ”.
9WIn section 40(5) replace “its decisions” with “ their decisions ”.
10WIn section 41—
(a)in subsections (2) to (4) replace—
(i)each reference to “National Assembly is” with “ Welsh Ministers are ”;
(ii)each reference to “it cannot” with “ they cannot ”; and
(iii)each reference to “it also secures” with “ they also secure ”;
(b)in subsections (2) and (3) replace each reference to “National Assembly must” with “ Welsh Ministers must ”; and
(c)in subsection (4) replace “National Assembly may” with “ Welsh Ministers may ”.