Statutory Instruments
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
Made
22nd March 2005
Laid before Parliament
6th April 2005
Coming into force
2nd May 2005
Having regard to the general objectives of the Teacher Training Agency(1) and being of the opinion that they may appropriately discharge the additional function hereby conferred, and having carried out such consultation as appears to her to be appropriate in accordance with section 16(3) of the Education Act 1994(2), the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1) and 23(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Teacher Training Agency (Additional Functions) (England) Order 2005 and comes into force on 2nd May 2005.
(2) This Order applies only in relation to England.
2. The Secretary of State hereby confers on the Teacher Training Agency the additional function of administering any arrangements made by her under Part 2 of the Education Act 2002(3) for the provision of incentive payments to school teachers who teach a subject in respect of which there is a shortage of teachers.
Stephen Twigg
Minister of State
Department for Education and Skills
22nd March 2005
(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order confers on the Teacher Training Agency the additional function of administering arrangements made by the Secretary of State for the provision of incentive payments to teachers of subjects in respect of which there is a shortage of teachers.