2011 No. 882 (C. 35)

Education, England And Wales

The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2010 (Amendment) Order 2011

Made

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 269(4) and (8) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 20091 makes the following Order:

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2010 (Amendment) Order 2011.

Amendment of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 20102

The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 20102 is amended as follows—

a

omit article 7; and

b

omit Schedule 6.

John HayesMinister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong LearningDepartment for Business, Innovation and Skills
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

This Order amends the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2010 by revoking the commencement of section 40 and Schedule 1 in relation to small employers and their employees, due to come into force on 6th April 2011.

Section 40 inserted a new Part 6A (sections 63D to 63K) and two new sections (47F and 104E) into the Employment Rights Act 1996. These new sections introduced a right for qualifying employees to make an application to their employers in relation to study and training. Schedule 1 made amendments to other legislation which were consequential on this right. These provisions were brought into force for all purposes except in relation to small employers and their employees on 6 April 2010. “Small employers” are employers who employ less than 250 employees.

The effect of the Order is that these provisions will not be come into force on 6 April 2011 in relation to small employers and their employees.