The Learning and Skills Act (Commencement No. 2 and Savings) Order 2000

Citation and Interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (Commencement No. 2 and Savings) Order 2000.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1992 Act” means the Further and Higher Education Act 1992(1); and

“the 2000 Act” means the Learning and Skills Act 2000.

Provisions coming into force

2.—(1) The provisions of the 2000 Act specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 1st October 2000.

(2) The provision of the 2000 Act specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 1st November 2000.

(3) The provision of the 2000 Act specified in Part III of the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 1st January 2001.

(4) Unless otherwise specified in the Schedule to this Order the provisions referred to in paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) shall come into force for all purposes.

Savings

3.  The amendment of section 41(10) of the 1992 Act made by paragraph 26 of Schedule 9 to the 2000 Act shall not have effect for the purpose of determining whether any contract entered into before 1st October 2000 was entered into in contravention of section 41 of the 1992 Act.

Tessa Blackstone

Minister of State,

Department for Education and Employment

12th September 2000