The Government of Wales Act 2006 (Schedule 9A – Devolved Welsh Authorities) (Amendment) Order 2023

Amendment of Schedule 9A to the 2006 Act

2.  In Schedule 9A to the 2006 Act (devolved Welsh authorities)—

(a) omit—

“The Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales or Tribiwnlys Anghenion Addysgol Arbennig Cymru.”;

(b) after the entry for a county council, county borough council or community council in Wales insert—

“The Education Tribunal for Wales or Tribiwnlys Addysg Cymru.” (1).

(1)

Section 91(1) of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (anaw. 2) continues the Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales and renames it the Education Tribunal for Wales. Section 91 was commenced for the purposes of making regulations by article 3(1)(l) of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 1182 (W. 267) (C. 33)) and for those purposes section 91 came into force on 2 November 2020. For all remaining purposes section 91 came into force on 1 September 2021, in accordance with article 8(h) of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 373 (W. 116) (C. 12)).