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Version Superseded: 01/09/2021

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Education Act 1997, Section 32 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 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. Help about Changes to Legislation

32 Supplementary provisions relating to discharge by [F1the National Assembly for Wales of its functions] .E+W

(1)In carrying out [F2its functions] under this Part [F3the National Assembly for Wales] shall—

F4(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F5(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)so far as relevant, have regard to—

(i)the requirements of [F6section 99 of the Education Act 2002] (general duties in respect of curriculum),

(ii)the [F7reasonable] requirements of industry, commerce, finance and the professions regarding education and training (including required standards of practical competence), and

[F8(iii)the reasonable requirements of persons with learning difficulties.]

(2)In carrying out those functions [F9the National Assembly for Wales] shall in addition have regard to information supplied [F10to it] by [F11Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales or Prif Arolygydd Ei Mawrhydi dros Addysg a Hyfforddiant yng Nghymru] or by any body designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section.

F12(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F13[F14(3A)]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F15(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F16(4A). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F17(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F18(6)In this section “persons with learning difficulties” means—

(a)children with special educational needs (as defined in section 312 of the Education Act 1996), and

(b)other persons who—

(i)have a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of persons of their age, or

(ii)have a disability which either prevents or hinders them from making use of educational facilities of a kind generally provided for persons of their age.

(7)But a person is not to be taken to have a learning difficulty solely because the language (or form of language) in which the person is or will be taught is different from a language (or form of language) which has at any time been spoken in the person's home.]

Textual Amendments

F6Words in s. 32(1)(c)(i) substituted (19.12.2002 for W., 1.3.2003 for E.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), s. 216(4), Sch. 21 para. 70 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/3185, art. 4, Sch. Pt. 1; S.I. 2003/124, art. 2

F11Words in s. 32(2) substituted (1.1.2001) by 2000 c. 21, s. 73(a); S.I. 2000/3230, art. 2, Sch.

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