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.