PART 3RECOGNITION OF AWARDING BODIES
Recognition criteria
5Duty to set general recognition criteria
1
Qualifications Wales must set and publish criteria for recognition (“general recognition criteria”) to be applied by it for the purposes of section 8 (general recognition of an awarding body).
2
The general recognition criteria may make different provision fordifferent descriptions of awarding body.
6Power to set qualification specific recognition criteria
1
Qualifications Wales may set and publish criteria for recognition (“qualification specific recognition criteria”) to be applied by it for the purposes of section 9 (qualification specific recognition of an awarding body).
2
The criteria may make different provision for—
a
different descriptions of awarding body;
b
different qualifications or different descriptions of qualification.
7Revision of general and qualification specific recognition criteria
1
Qualifications Wales may revise—
a
the general recognition criteria;
b
the qualification specific recognition criteria.
2
If Qualifications Wales revises the criteria, it must—
a
publish the criteria as revised, and
b
specify when the revisions are to come into effect.
3
The date specified under subsection (2)(b) must not precede the date on which the revised criteria are published.