19(1)Section 83B is amended as follows.E+W+S
(2)In subsection (1), for the words from “at a particular level” to the end of the subsection substitute “for the purpose of assisting a person to achieve a particular approved apprenticeship standard if the person—
(a)has already completed an approved English apprenticeship by achieving that standard,
(b)has already completed an approved English apprenticeship by achieving another standard and, in doing so, appears to the Secretary of State to have demonstrated a comparable level of achievement (whether or not in the same sector of work), or
(c)has worked under another arrangement and, in doing so, appears to the Secretary of State to have demonstrated a comparable level of achievement (whether or not in the same sector of work).”
(3)After that subsection insert—
“(1A)Section A1(6) and (7) (which make provision about when a person completes an approved English apprenticeship and about the meaning of “approved apprenticeship standard”) apply for the purposes of subsection (1).”
(4)Omit subsections (2) to (5).
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 19 in force at 26.5.2015 by S.I. 2015/994, art. 6(a) (with Sch. Pt. 2)