Education Act 2011 (c. 21)

Part 7 E+W Post-16 education and training

The Chief Executive of Skills Funding E+W

73 Functions of the Chief Executive of Skills Funding E+W

(1) Part 4 of ASCLA 2009 (the Chief Executive of Skills Funding) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 88 (learning aims for persons aged 19 or over: payment of tuition fees)—

(a) in subsection (1), for “paragraph 1” substitute “ paragraph 1(a) or (b) ”;

(b) after subsection (2), insert—

“(2A) Functions under this Part must be exercised by the Chief Executive so as to secure that a course of study for a qualification to which paragraph 1(c) of Schedule 5 applies is free to a person falling within subsection (4) if it is provided for the person by virtue of facilities whose provision is secured under section 87.”;

(c) in subsection (4)(a), for “25” substitute “ 24 ”.

(3) Sections 112 to 114 (Secretary of State's power to specify bodies to formulate strategy for the Chief Executive) are repealed.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 73(1) in force at 1.4.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

I2 S. 73(1) in force at 1.8.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/1087, art. 2

I3 S. 73(1)(2)(c) in force at 1.8.2013 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2012/2213, art. 4

I4 S. 73(2)(a)(b) in force at 1.8.2012 by S.I. 2012/1087, art. 2

I5 S. 73(2)(c) in force at 1.8.2012 for specified purposes by S.I. 2012/1087, art. 2

I6 S. 73(3) in force at 1.4.2012 by S.I. 2012/924, art. 2