Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 462
Terms And Conditions Of Employment
The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2012
Made
21st February 2012
Laid before Parliament
28th February 2012
Coming into force
22nd March 2012
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 43F of the Employment Rights Act 1996( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2012 and comes into force on 22 March 2012.
Amendment to the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 1999
2. In the Schedule to the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 1999( 2 ) before the entry for “Rail Regulator” insert the entry set out in the Schedule to this Order.
Nick Gibb
Minister of State
Department for Education
21st February 2012
Article 2
SCHEDULE
| First Column | Second Column |
|---|---|
| Persons and descriptions of person | Description of matters |
| Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation | Matters in relation to which the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation exercises functions under the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009( 3 ) |
1996 c. 18 . Section 43F was inserted by section 1 of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (c. 23) .
S.I. 1999/1549 , to which there are amendments not relevant to this Order.
The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (“Ofqual”) was established by section 127 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22) . The matters in relation to which Ofqual has functions are set out in part 7 of that Act.