2.  The Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Science) Order 1991(1) is hereby amended—

(a) by the substitution in article 7 for the words “articles 8 to 10” of the words “articles 7A to 10”;

(b) by the insertion after article 7 of the following article—

“7A.— (1) The programme of study set out in the Document and specified by article 9 and Schedule 2 in relation to the third key stage and which relates to attainment target 2 (life and living processes)(2) is hereby amended—

(a) by the deletion of the words “(including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV))” and “and understand the need to have a responsible attitude to sexual behaviour”, and

(b) by the insertion after the word “adolescence” of the word “and”.

(2) No programme of study in the Document shall include—

(a) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Human Immunodeficiency Virus,

(b) any other sexually transmitted disease, or

(c) aspects of human sexual behaviour, other than biological aspects.”.

(1)

S.I. 1991/2897.

(2)

The programme of study is set out on page 16 of the Document.