Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 1852
Employment And Training, England
The English Apprenticeships (Consequential Amendments to Primary Legislation) Order 2015
Made
3rd November 2015
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 112(1) and (2) of the Deregulation Act 2015( 1 ).
A draft of this Order was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 112(3) of that Act and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the English Apprenticeships (Consequential Amendments to Primary Legislation) Order 2015 and comes into force 21 days after the day on which it is made.
Education Act 1996
2. —(1)The Education Act 1996( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In section 15ZA(8), in the definition of “apprenticeship training”—
(a) after paragraph (a), insert—
“ (aa) an approved English apprenticeship agreement (within the meaning given in section A1(3) of that Act), ” ;
(b) omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (b) and after paragraph (c) insert—
“ , or
(d) an alternative English apprenticeship (within the meaning given in section A1(4) of that Act); ” .
(3) In section 15ZC(2) omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (a) and after that paragraph insert—
“ (aa) an approved English apprenticeship agreement (within the meaning given in section A1(3) of that Act), or ” .
Education and Skills Act 2008
3. In section 66(1) of the Education and Skills Act 2008( 3 ), in the definition of “apprenticeship agreement”—
(a) for “has” substitute “means an apprenticeship agreement within”;
(b) after “2009” insert “or an approved English apprenticeship agreement within the meaning given in section A1(3) of that Act”.
Nick Boles
Minister of State for Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
3rd November 2015
1996 c. 56 . Section 15ZA was inserted by section 41 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22) and section 15ZC was inserted by section 42 of that Act. Section 15ZA was amended by paragraph 16(1) and (2) of Schedule 2 to the Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 ( S.I. 2010/1158 ), by paragraphs 1 and 5 of Schedule 3 to the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6) and by paragraph 44 of Schedule 14 to the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20) .
2008 c. 25 . Section 66(1) was amended by section 37(1) and (3)(a) and (b) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22) .