Part 11Miscellaneous and General
Qualifications
190LEA functions: qualifications
(1)
A local education authority may award or authenticate academic and vocational qualifications, and may in particular—
(a)
devise and administer a qualification or a course leading to a qualification,
(b)
register candidates,
(c)
set, administer and moderate examinations or other assessments, and
(d)
require the payment of fees in respect of the exercise of the power.
(2)
A local education authority may secure the exercise by any other person of such of the authority’s powers under subsection (1) as the authority may specify.
(3)
A local education authority may exercise their powers under this section by forming, or participating in forming, or being a member of, a body corporate.
(4)
The powers under this section shall be regarded as always having been within the powers of a local education authority; and this section is without prejudice to the generality of the powers of a local education authority.