Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22)

Part 7 The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation

Chapter 2 Functions in relation to qualifications

Minimum requirements

144 Revocation and amendment of orders specifying minimum requirements

(1) Subsection (2) applies if—

(a) the Secretary of State has made an order under section 141(1) in respect of a qualification or description of qualification, and

(b) the qualification or description of qualification ceases to be one to which section 141 applies.

(2) The Secretary of State may by order—

(a) revoke the order, or

(b) amend it for the purpose of removing the qualification or description of qualification from the application of the order.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not affect the power of the Secretary of State to revoke or amend an order under section 141(1) in other circumstances.

(4) Sections 141(2) and 142 do not apply to an order—

(a) revoking an order under section 141(1), or

(b) amending an order under section 141(1) for the purpose only of removing a qualification or description of qualification from the application of the order.