Statutory Instruments
2003 No.2939
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
The Education (Nursery Education and Early Years Development) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003
Made
13th November 2003
Laid before Parliament
19th November 2003
Coming into force
All provisions except regulation 2(3)
1st January 2004
Regulation 2(3)
1st April 2004
In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by sections 118(1), 120(1) and (3), 121(1) and 138(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998( 1 ) the Secretary of State for Education and Skills hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Nursery Education and Early Years Development) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2003.
(2) These Regulations except for regulation 2(3) shall come into force on 1st January 2004.
(3) Regulation 2(3) shall come into force on 1st April 2004.
Amendment of the Education (Nursery Education and Early Years Development) (England) Regulations 1999
2. —(1) The Education (Nursery Education and Early Years Development) (England) Regulations 1999( 2 ) shall be amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(3) the definitions of “the partnership” and “statement of proposals” shall be omitted.
(3) In regulation 2(1)(a) and (b) for “fourth birthday” (in each case where the words occur) substitute “third birthday”.
(4) Regulation 3 and the Schedule shall be omitted.
(5) Regulation 4 shall be omitted.
Revocation of the Education (Nursery Education and Early Years Development) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002
3. The Education (Nursery Education and Early Years Development) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002( 3 ) are revoked.
Cathy Ashton
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Education and Skills
13th November 2003