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General

24General interpretation

(1)In this Measure—

(2)References in this Measure to a child who is looked after by a local authority have the same meaning as they have in section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41).

(3)Subject to subsection (4), the Education Act 1996 and the provisions of this Measure are to be read as if those provisions were contained in the Education Act 1996.

(4)Where an expression is given for the purposes of any provision of this Measure a meaning different from that given to it for the purposes of the Education Act 1996, the meaning given for the purposes of that provision is to apply instead of the one given for the purposes of that Act.

25Minor and consequential amendments

Schedule 1 contains minor and consequential amendments relating to the provisions made by this Measure.

26Repeals

The enactments specified in Schedule 2 are repealed to the extent specified.

27Orders and regulations

(1)Any power of the Welsh Ministers to make an order or regulations under this Measure is exercisable by statutory instrument.

(2)Any power of the Welsh Ministers to make an order or regulations under this Measure includes power—

(a)to make different provision for different cases or areas;

(b)to make provision generally or in relation to specific cases;

(c)to make such incidental, supplementary, transitional or saving provision as the Welsh Ministers think fit.

(3)The power of the Welsh Ministers to make regulations under section 3(9), 7 or 8 also includes power to make such consequential provision as the Welsh Ministers think fit.

(4)The incidental, supplementary, transitional, saving or consequential provision to be made in regulations may include such provision that amends or repeals any provision of—

(a)this Measure or any other Measure of the National Assembly for Wales passed before or in the same Assembly year as this Measure;

(b)an Act passed before the passing of this Measure;

(c)subordinate legislation made before the passing of this Measure.

(5)Any statutory instrument containing regulations made under this Measure is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.

(6)Subsection (5) does not apply to regulations to which subsection (7) applies.

(7)A statutory instrument which contains (alone or with other provisions)—

(a)regulations under section 3(9),

(b)regulations under section 7,

(c)regulations under section 8,

(d)regulations under section 14(14)(a), or

(e)regulations under subsection (4) which amend or repeal any provision of an Act or Assembly Measure,

may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the National Assembly for Wales.

28Commencement

(1)The following provisions come into force at the end of a period of two months beginning on the day on which this Measure is approved by Her Majesty in Council—

(2)The remaining provisions of this Measure come into force in accordance with provision made by the Welsh Ministers by order.

29Short title and inclusion of Measure within the Education Acts

(1)This Measure may be cited as the Learner Travel (Wales) Measure 2008.

(2)This Measure is to be included in the list of Education Acts set out in section 578 of the Education Act 1996.