Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 2241
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
The Education (National Curriculum) (Science at Key Stage 4) (England) Order 2007
Made
26th July 2007
Laid before Parliament
6th August 2007
Coming into force
1st September 2007
Citation, commencement, interpretation and application
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Education (National Curriculum) (Science at Key Stage 4) (England) Order 2007 and comes into force on 1st September 2007.
(2) In this Order, “GCSE” means General Certificate of Secondary Education.
(3) This Order applies to maintained schools in England.
Specification of sets of qualifications
2. The following are specified as sets of qualifications for the purposes of section 85(3A)(b) of the Education Act 2002—
(a) Science GCSE and Additional Science GCSE;
(b) Physics GCSE, Chemistry GCSE and Biology GCSE.
Jim Knight
Minister of State
Department for Children, Schools and Families
26 July 2007
Section 85(3A) was inserted by section 74(4)(b) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006, c. 40 . Section 74(4) was commenced by article 5(k) of S.I. 2007/935 , and has effect until section 74(1) is commenced, which will substitute a new section 85 of the Education Act 2002. By section 74(5) of the 2006 Act an order made by virtue of subsection (4) under section 85(3A) of the 2002 Act has effect, following commencement of the new section 85, as if made under subsection (5) of the new section 85.
2002 c. 32 . Section 85 is prospectively substituted by section 74 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006, c. 40 .