Part 11Miscellaneous and General
Qualifications
190LEA functions: qualifications
1
A local education authority may award or authenticate academic and vocational qualifications, and may in particular—
a
devise and administer a qualification or a course leading to a qualification,
b
register candidates,
c
set, administer and moderate examinations or other assessments, and
d
require the payment of fees in respect of the exercise of the power.
2
A local education authority may secure the exercise by any other person of such of the authority’s powers under subsection (1) as the authority may specify.
3
A local education authority may exercise their powers under this section by forming, or participating in forming, or being a member of, a body corporate.
4
The powers under this section shall be regarded as always having been within the powers of a local education authority; and this section is without prejudice to the generality of the powers of a local education authority.