The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2010

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2010 No. 2431 (W.209)

EDUCATION, WALES

The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2010

Made

4 October 2010

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

6 October 2010

Coming into force

1 November 2010

The Welsh Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 29(3), 342(4), 347(2), 408, 537, 537A, 537B, 563 and 569 of the Education Act 1996(1), and sections 92 and 138(7) and (8) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(2), and sections 30, 116A(5), 116D(2) and 210 of the Education Act 2002(3), and after consulting those persons with whom consultation appeared to them to be desirable, make the following Regulations:

(1)

1996 c. 56; the functions of the Secretary of State under sections 29(3), 342(4), 347(2), 408, 537, 537A, 563 and 569, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales, by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and by virtue of section 150 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21) and section 211 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32), and are now vested in the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). Functions under section 537B were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by virtue of section 180 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40) and then to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006. Section 29(3) was amended by the Education Act 2002 (c. 32), Schedule 30, paragraph 67 and Schedule 31. Section 408 was amended by the Education Act 1997 (c. 44), Schedule 7, paragraph 30, the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (c. 31), Schedule 30, paragraphs 57 and 106, the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21), Schedule 9, paragraph 57 and the Education Act 2002, Schedule 21, paragraph 46. Section 537 was amended by the Education Act 1997, Schedule 7, paragraph 37, by the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, Schedule 30, paragraphs 57 and 152, and by the Learning and Skills Act 2000, Schedule 9, paragraph 60, and by the Education Act 2002, Schedule 7, paragraph 6 and Schedule 22, Part 3. Section 537A was inserted by section 20 of the Education Act 1997, and substituted by paragraph 153 of Schedule 30 to the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Section 537B was inserted by section 164 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40). Section 563 was amended by the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, Schedule 30, paragraph 172(a) and (b).

(2)

1998 c. 31. Section 92 was substituted by paragraph 7 of Schedule 4 to the Education Act 2002 (c. 32). Functions under sections 92 and 138 were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by virtue of section 211 of the Education Act 2002, and then to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and then to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006.

(3)

2002 c. 32. Section 30 substantially re-enacts section 42 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998. Section 30 was amended by section 103(1)(a), (b) and (c) of the Education Act 2005 (c. 18), and by section 2 of the Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 3). Section 116A was inserted by section 4 of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 (nawm 1). Section 116D was inserted by section 7 of the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009. Section 210 was amended by the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008 (nawm 2) and the Childcare Act 2006, Schedule 1, paragraph 16. The functions of the National Assembly for Wales under sections 30 and 210 of the Education Act 2002 were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006.