The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (Wales) Order 2009

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 1218 (W.103)

EDUCATION, WALES

The Designation of Schools Having a Religious Character (Independent Schools) (Wales) Order 2009

Made

8 May 2009

Coming into force

1 June 2009

The Welsh Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State, by sections 69(3) and (4) and 138(7) and (8) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998(1), as applied in relation to independent schools by section 124B(1)(2) of that Act and now vested in them(3), make the following Order.

In making this Order the Welsh Ministers have followed the procedure specified in the Independent Schools (Religious Character of Schools) (Designation Procedure) (Wales) Regulations 2003(4).

(1)

1998 c. 31. Section 69(1) was amended by paragraph 104(1) and (2) of Schedule 21 to the Education Act 2002 (c. 32). Section 69(2) was amended by paragraph 104(1) and (3) of Schedule 21 to the Education Act 2002.

(2)

Section 124B was inserted by the Independent Schools (Employment of Teachers in Schools with a Religious Character) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2037).

(3)

The functions of the Secretary of State under these sections were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672) and then to the Welsh Ministers by paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

(4)

S.I. 2003/3233.