Version Superseded: 01/11/2010
Point in time view as at 31/10/2009. This version of this provision has been superseded.
Education Act 1997, Section 32A is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)If it appears to the Welsh Ministers—
(a)that any recognised person has failed or is likely to fail to comply with any condition subject to which the recognition has effect, and
(b)that the failure—
(i)prejudices or would be likely to prejudice the proper award or authentication by that person of any qualification accredited by them or by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, or
(ii)prejudices or would be likely to prejudice persons who might reasonably be expected to seek to obtain any such qualification awarded or authenticated by that person,
the Welsh Ministers may direct the recognised person to take or refrain from taking specified steps with a view to securing compliance with the conditions subject to which the recognition has effect.
(2)If it appears to the Welsh Ministers—
(a)that any recognised person who awards or authenticates any qualification accredited by them has failed or is likely to fail to comply with any condition subject to which the accreditation has effect, and
(b)that the failure—
(i)prejudices or would be likely to prejudice the proper award or authentication of the qualification, or
(ii)prejudices or would be likely to prejudice persons who might reasonably be expected to seek to obtain the qualification,
the Welsh Ministers may direct the recognised person to take or refrain from taking specified steps with a view to securing compliance with the conditions subject to which the accreditation has effect.
(3)It shall be the duty of the recognised person to comply with any direction under this section.
(4)Any direction under this section is enforceable, on the application of the Welsh Ministers, by a mandatory order.
(5)In this section “recognised person” means a person recognised by the Welsh Ministers.
(6)In this section any reference to the award or authentication of any qualification by any person is a reference to its award or authentication by any person alone or jointly with others.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 32A substituted (31.3.2009 for W.) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), ss. 162(10), 173(3)(4); S.I. 2009/784, art. 2(a)
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