SCHEDULEMINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21)

1

Amend the Learning and Skills Act 2000 as follows.

2

In the sections mentioned in paragraph 3 replace each reference to “National Assembly” with “Welsh Ministers”.

3

The sections are 32(1), 33, 34, 35(2) and (5), 36(1), 37, 38(1), F1..., 40 and 41(1).

4

In section 31—

(a)

in subsection (1) replace “National Assembly for Wales (the National Assembly)” with “ Welsh Ministers ”;

(b)

in subsection (3) replace “on it” with “ on them ”;

(c)

in subsection (3) replace the first reference to “National Assembly” with “ Welsh Ministers ”; and

(d)

in subsection (3)(d) replace “National Assembly thinks” with “ Welsh Ministers think ”.

5

In section 32(3) replace—

(a)

“on it” with “ on them ”;

(b)

the first reference to “National Assembly” with “Welsh Ministers”; and

(c)

“National Assembly thinks” with “Welsh Ministers think”.

6

In section 34—

(a)

in subsection (2)(a) replace “itself” with “ themselves ”; and

(b)

in subsection (3) replace “its power” with “ their power ”.

7

In section 35—

(a)

in subsection (1) replace—

(i)

“National Assembly itself provides” with “ Welsh Ministers themselves provide ”; and

(ii)

“it may impose” with “ they may impose ”;

(b)

in subsection (2) replace—

(i)

“by it” with “ by them ”;

(ii)

“it requests” with “ they request ”; and

(iii)

“its functions” with “ their functions ”.

8

In section 37—

(a)

in subsection (2) replace “its powers” with “ their powers ”; and

(b)

in subsection (4) replace “its power” with “ their power ”.

9

In section 40(5) replace “its decisions” with “ their decisions ”.

10

In section 41—

(a)

in subsections (2) to (4) replace—

(i)

each reference to “National Assembly is” with “ Welsh Ministers are ”;

(ii)

each reference to “it cannot” with “ they cannot ”; and

(iii)

each reference to “it also secures” with “ they also secure ”;

(b)

in subsections (2) and (3) replace each reference to “National Assembly must” with “ Welsh Ministers must ”; and

(c)

in subsection (4) replace “National Assembly may” with “ Welsh Ministers may ”.