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2020 No. 70 (C. 5)

Education

The Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2020

Made

28th January 2020

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 118(6) of the Digital Economy Act 2017(1)

Citation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 7) Regulations 2020.

Commencement of section 114 of the Digital Economy Act 2017

2.  Section 114 (qualifications relating to information technology: payment of tuition fees) of the Digital Economy Act 2017 comes into force on 1st August 2020.

Michelle Donelan

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Education

28th January 2020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force section 114 (qualifications relating to information technology: payment of tuition fees) of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30) on 1st August 2020.

Section 114 amends section 88(1) of, and Schedule 5 to, the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22). The amended Act requires the Secretary of State to ensure that specified qualifications in information technology are free of charge, and provide facilities, for a person aged 19 or over, who does not already have the qualification in question or a comparable or higher level qualification, and who satisfies any conditions as may be specified in Regulations.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Digital Economy Act 2017 have been brought into force by Commencement Regulations made before the date of these Regulations:

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.
Section 4 (partially)31st July 20172017/765
Section 4 (further purposes)22nd November 20172017/1136
Section 4 (remaining purposes)28th December 20172017/1286
Section 531st July 20172017/765
Section 631st July 20172017/765
Section 831st July 20172017/765
Section 14 (partially)31st July 20172017/765
Section 15 (partially)31st July 20172017/765
Section 1631st July 20172017/765
Section 1731st July 20172017/765
Section 21(5) (partially)31st July 20172017/765
Section 22 (partially)31st July 20172017/765
Section 2531st July 20172017/765
Section 26(2)31st July 20172017/765
Section 2731st July 20172017/765
Section 30(1) and (2) (partially)31st July 20172017/765
Section 31 (partially)30th June 20182018/690
Section 321st October 20172017/765
Section 331st October 20172017/765
Section 3431st July 20172017/765
Section 35 (partially)1st October 20172017/765
Section 35 (further purposes)9th March 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 35 (further purposes)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 35 (further purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 36 (partially)1st October 20172017/765
Section 36 (remaining purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 371st May 20182018/382
Section 38 (partially)9th March 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 38 (further purposes)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 38 (remaining purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 39 (partially)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 39 (remaining purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 40 (partially)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 40 (further purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 41 (partially)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 41 (further purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 42 (partially)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 42 (further purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 43 (partially)1st October 20172017/765
Section 43 (further purposes)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 44 (partially)1st October 20172017/765
Section 44 (further purposes)9th March 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 44 (further purposes)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 44 (further purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 45 (partially)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 45 (further purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 46 (partially)31st July 20172017/765
Section 46 (further purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 47 (partially)31st July 20172017/765
Section 47 (further purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 48 (partially)1st October 20172017/765
Section 48 (further purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 49 (partially)1st May 20182018/382
Section 50 (partially)1st May 20182018/382
Section 51 (partially)1st May 20182018/382
Section 52 (partially)1st October 20172017/765
Section 53 (partially)1st May 20182018/382
Section 54 (partially)1st October 20172017/765
Section 54 (further purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 55 (partially)1st May 20182018/382
Section 56 (partially)1st October 20172017/765
Section 56 (further purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 57 (partially)1st May 20182018/382
Section 58 (partially)1st May 20182018/382
Section 59 (partially)1st May 20182018/382
Section 60 (partially)1st October 20172017/765
Section 61 (partially)1st May 20182018/382
Section 62 (partially)1st October 20172017/765
Section 62 (further purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 63 (partially)1st May 20182018/382
Section 64 (partially)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 64 (remaining purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 65 (partially)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 65 (remaining purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 66 (partially)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 66 (remaining purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 67 (partially)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 67 (remaining purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 68 (partially)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 68 (remaining purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 69 (partially)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 69 (remaining purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 70 (partially)1st October 20172017/765
Section 70 (further purposes)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 70 (remaining purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 71 (partially)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 71 (remaining purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 72 (partially)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 72 (remaining purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 73 (partially)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 73 (remaining purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 7431st July 20172017/765
Section 75 (partially)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Section 7631st July 20172017/765
Section 7731st July 20172017/765
Section 7831st July 20172017/765
Section 79 (partially)31st July 20172017/765
Section 79 (remaining purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 80 (partially)1st October 20172017/765
Section 80 (remaining purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 81 (partially)31st July 20172017/765
Section 81 (remaining purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Section 8731st July 20172017/765
Section 9231st July 20172017/765
Section 93 (except subsection (3))31st July 20172017/765
Section 9531st July 20172017/765
Section 9831st July 20172017/765
Section 10031st July 20172017/765
Section 10131st July 20172017/765
Section 1021st October 20182017/765
Section 10431st July 20172017/765
Section 105 (partially)6th April 20182018/382
Section 106 (partially)31st July 20172017/765
Section 10831st July 20172017/765
Section 10931st July 20172017/765
Section 11031st July 20172017/765
Section 111(8) and (9)25th May 20182018/624
Schedule 1 (partially)31st July 20172017/765
Schedule 1 (further purposes)22nd November 20172017/1136
Schedule 1 (remaining purposes)28th December 20172017/1286
Schedule 228th December 20172017/1286
Schedule 3 (partially)31st July 20172017/765
Schedule 3 (remaining purposes)28th December 20172017/1286
Schedule 4 (partially)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Schedule 4 (further purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Schedule 51st May 20182018/382
Schedule 6 (partially)1st April 20182018/342 (W. 62)
Schedule 6 (remaining purposes)1st May 20182018/382
Schedule 7 (partially)1st May 20182018/382
Schedule 8 (partially)1st May 20182018/382

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