Schedule 12Ofqual and the QCDA: minor and consequential amendments
Education Act 2002 (c. 32)
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(1)
Section 87 (establishment of the National Curriculum for England by order) is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (5) for “published as specified” substitute “published by a person, and in the manner, specified”.
(3)
In subsection (7)—
(a)
omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (a);
(b)
“(c)
the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency, and
(d)
any other person with whom the Secretary of State has made arrangements in connection with the development, implementation or monitoring of assessment arrangements,”.
(4)
Omit subsection (9).
(5)
In subsection (10) for the words before paragraph (a) substitute “The duties that may be imposed by virtue of subsection (7)(a) or (b) include, in relation to persons exercising any function in connection with the moderation or monitoring of assessment arrangements, the duty to permit them—”.
(6)
“(11)
An order under subsection (3)(c) may authorise a person specified in the order to make delegated supplementary provisions in relation to such matters as may be specified in the order.
(12)
In this section “delegated supplementary provisions” means such provisions (other than provisions conferring or imposing functions as mentioned in subsection (7)(a) or (b)) as appear to the authorised person to be expedient for giving full effect to, or otherwise supplementing, the provisions made by the order.
(13)
An order under subsection (3)(c) authorising the making of delegated supplementary provisions may provide that such provisions may be made only with the approval of the Secretary of State.
(14)
Any delegated supplementary provisions shall, on being published as specified in the order under which they are made, have effect for the purposes of this Part as if made by the order.”