http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/32/section/3/2008-02-21Education Act 2002An Act to make provision about education, training and childcare.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-17Expert Participation2008-02-21 Part 1 Provision for new legal frameworks Chapter 1 Powers to facilitate innovation Variation or revocation of orders under section 231The power conferred on the Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales by section 2 includes—apower by a further order made under that section on an application made for the purposes of that section by one or more qualifying bodies, to amend any order previously made under that section so as to extend—ithe requirements or functions in relation to which the order applies,iithe qualifying bodies to which it applies, oriiisubject to subsection (2), the period during which it has effect, andbpower by a further order under that section, which may be made without any application from a qualifying body, to revoke any order previously made under that section.2An order made under section 2 by virtue of subsection (1)(a)(iii) of this section may, on one occasion only, extend the period for which a previous order under that section has effect by a period of not more than three years from the end of the period originally specified in the previous order.S. 3 partly in force; s. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 216; s. 3 in force for E. at 1.10.2002 by S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3 (with transitional provisions and savings in art. 4, Sch.)