Statutory Instruments
Education
Made
16th May 2012
Laid before Parliament
21st May 2012
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales
21st May 2012
Coming into force
18th June 2012
The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 76 and 78 of the Education Act 2011(1) and sections 22 and 42 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998(2).
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 76 and 78 of the Education Act 2011 and in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by sections 22 and 42 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998, now exercisable by them(3).
1998 c.30; Section 22 was amended by the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c.21) section 146, the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c.1) Schedule 6, the Finance Act 2003 (c.14) section 147, the Higher Education Act 2004 (c.8) sections 42, 43 and Schedule 7, the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c.22) section 257 and the Education Act 2011 (c.21) section 76.
The functions of the Secretary of State under section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 as regards Wales were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by section 44 of the Higher Education Act 2004, except for those functions under section 22(2)(a), (c), (j) and (k), 3(e) and (f) and (5). Functions under subsections (2)(a), (c) and (k) were exercisable by the Secretary of State concurrently with the National Assembly for Wales. The section 22 functions which were transferred to, or became exercisable by, the National Assembly for Wales were subsequently transferred to the Welsh Ministers by the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32) section 162 and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11.