Citation, Commencement and Interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Music) (England) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st September 1998.

(2) In this Order–

“The Document” means the Document published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office in January 1995 entitled “Music in the National Curriculum (England)”(1).

(3) This Order applies only to pupils at maintained schools and grant-maintained schools (other than schools established in a hospital) in England.

Revocation

2.  The Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets and Programmes of Study in Music) (England) Order 1995(2) is hereby revoked.

Specification of attainment targets and programmes of study

3.  It is hereby directed that the provisions relating to attainment targets and programmes of study set out in the Document shall have effect in relation to schools in England for the purpose of specifying attainment targets and programmes of study in relation to music music subject to the amendments set out in the Schedule.

4.  The examples printed in italics in the Document (which serve to illustrate the programmes of study described therein) do not form part of the provision made by this Order.