Welsh Statutory Instruments
Education, Wales
Made
15 June 2022
Laid before Senedd Cymru
17 June 2022
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) to (8)
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 408(1)(1) and 569(4) and (5)(2) of, and paragraph 3 of Schedule 1(3) to, the Education Act 1996(4), make the following Regulations.
In accordance with section 408(5) of that Act, the Welsh Ministers have consulted with such persons as they consider desirable.
1996 c. 56. Section 408(1) was amended by paragraph 30(a) of Schedule 7 to the Education Act 1997 (c. 44), paragraph 106(a) of Schedule 30, and Schedule 31, to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31), paragraphs 1 and 57(1) and (2) of Schedule 9 to the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21), paragraph 46(1) and (2) of Schedule 21 to the Education Act 2002 (c. 32), paragraphs 9, 11(1) and (2) of Schedule 12 to the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), paragraphs 5 and 7 of Schedule 8 to the Education Act 2011 (c. 21), paragraph 1(1) and (2)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Qualifications Wales Act 2015 (anaw 5) and by S.I. 2010/1158. There are other amendments to this section which are not relevant to these Regulations.
Section 569(4) was amended by section 8(1) and (5) of the Education (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 5) and by section 73 and paragraphs 1 and 22(b) of Schedule 2 to the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 4). There are other amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations.
Paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 was amended by S.I. 2010/1158.
For the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996. The functions of the Secretary of State in the Education Act 1996 were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and are now exercisable by the Welsh Ministers under section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).