The Teacher Training Agency (Additional Functions) (England) Order 2005

Made22nd March 2005

Laid before Parliament6th April 2005

Coming into force2nd May 2005

Having regard to the general objectives of the Teacher Training Agency1 and being of the opinion that they may appropriately discharge the additional function hereby conferred, and having carried out such consultation as appears to her to be appropriate in accordance with section 16(3) of the Education Act 19942, the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1) and 23(2) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and application1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Teacher Training Agency (Additional Functions) (England) Order 2005 and comes into force on 2^nd May 2005.

(2)

This Order applies only in relation to England.

Conferring of additional function2.

The Secretary of State hereby confers on the Teacher Training Agency the additional function of administering any arrangements made by her under Part 2 of the Education Act 20023 for the provision of incentive payments to school teachers who teach a subject in respect of which there is a shortage of teachers.

Stephen Twigg

Minister of State

Department for Education and Skills

22nd March 2005

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order confers on the Teacher Training Agency the additional function of administering arrangements made by the Secretary of State for the provision of incentive payments to teachers of subjects in respect of which there is a shortage of teachers.