Part 1

Apprenticeships, study and training
CHAPTER A1

Apprenticeships and technical education: England
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Transfer of copyright relating to technical education qualifications
A2IA
1
This section applies where a technical education qualification is approved under section
A2D3
.
2
The right or interest in any copyright in a relevant course document is, by virtue of this section, transferred from the person to the
Secretary of State
at the time the approval is given.
3
The
Secretary of State
may assign to another person, or grant a licence to another person in respect of, any right or interest transferred to the Institute by virtue of this section.
4
In this section “
relevant course document
” means a document in relation to which the
Secretary of State
has made a determination under section
A2D3(4)(a)
.
Pt. 1 Ch. A1 inserted (26.3.2015 for specified purposes, 26.5.2015 in so far as not already in force) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(2)(e), Sch. 1 para. 1 (with Sch. 1 para. 28); S.I. 2015/994, art. 6(a) (with Sch. Pt. 2)
Ss. A2-A2I and cross-headings substituted for s. A2 (1.4.2017) by Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12), s. 44(5), Sch. 4 para. 5; S.I. 2017/346, reg. 2(a)
S. A2G cross-heading omitted (8.11.2017) by Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (c. 19), s. 47(2), Sch. 1 para. 19; S.I. 2017/1055, reg. 2(b)(iii)
Words in Pt. 1 Ch. A1 heading inserted (31.1.2019) by Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (c. 19), s. 47(2), Sch. 1 para. 6; S.I. 2019/61, reg. 2(b)
S. A2IA inserted (31.1.2019) by Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (c. 19), s. 47(2), Sch. 1 para. 23; S.I. 2019/61, reg. 2(b)
Word in s. A2IA(1) substituted (30.9.2022) by Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 (c. 21), ss. 13(4)(a), 36(3); S.I. 2022/965, reg. 3(8) (with regs. 4, 5)
Word in s. A2IA(4) substituted (30.9.2022) by Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 (c. 21), ss. 13(4)(b), 36(3); S.I. 2022/965, reg. 3(8) (with regs. 4, 5)
Words in s. A2lA substituted (1.6.2025) by Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025 (c. 14), s. 12(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 25 (with s. 13); S.I. 2025/598, reg. 3(g)