The Education (Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales) (Conferment of Functions) Order 1997

• Citation: S.I. 1997/2140
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and Commencement

This Order may be cited as the Education (Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales) (Conferment of Functions) Order 1997 and shall come into force on 1st October 1997.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order:—

“the 1997 Act ” means the Education Act 1997;

“ ACCAC ” means Awdurdod Cymwysterau, Cwricwlwm ac Asesu Cymru or the Qualifications, Curriculum and Assessment Authority for Wales ; and

“ QCA ” means the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority .

Section 3 Conferment of Functions

(1) Subject to paragraph (3) below, the functions falling within paragraphs (a) to (g) of section 24(2) of the 1997 Act are, in relation to qualifications of the kind specified in paragraph (2) below, hereby conferred on ACCAC in relation to Wales.

(2) Those qualifications are all external qualifications except National Vocational Qualifications.

(3) The functions conferred by this article are conferred so as to be exercisable solely by ACCAC.

Section 4 Conferment of Functions

(1) Subject to paragraph (3) below, the functions falling within paragraphs (a) to (f) of section 24(2) of the 1997 Act are, in relation to qualifications of the kind specified in paragraph (2) below, hereby conferred on ACCAC in relation to Wales.

(2) Those qualifications are National Vocational Qualifications.

(3) The functions conferred by this article are conferred so as to be exercisable by ACCAC and QCA concurrently.