Education Act 2011

71 Apprenticeship certificates

(1) ASCLA 2009 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 5 (issue of certificates by the English certifying authority: supplementary), in subsection (3), for the words from “the English certifying authority” to the end substitute “a person supplying a copy of an apprenticeship certificate to charge a fee for doing so.”

(3) For section 6 (apprenticeship certificates: the English certifying authority) substitute—

“6 The English certifying authority

(1) In this Chapter, the “English certifying authority”, in relation to an apprenticeship certificate of any description, means—

(a) the person (if any) designated by the Secretary of State under this section to issue apprenticeship certificates of that description;

(b) if there is no-one within paragraph (a), the person (if any) designated by the Secretary of State under this section to issue apprenticeship certificates generally;

(c) if there is no-one within paragraph (a) or (b), the Secretary of State.

(2) The power conferred by subsection (1)(a) must be exercised so as to secure that, at any time, only one person is designated to issue apprenticeship certificates relating to a particular apprenticeship sector.

(3) A person designated under this section to issue apprenticeship certificates must, in exercising functions under this Chapter—

(a) comply with directions given by the Secretary of State, and

(b) have regard to guidance given by the Secretary of State.

(4) A designation under this section may be amended or revoked by the Secretary of State.”

(4) In section 39(1) (interpretation of Chapter 1 of Part 1) for the definition of “English certifying authority” substitute—

• ““English certifying authority”, in relation to an apprenticeship certificate of any description, has the meaning given by section 6(1);”.