Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Technical and Further Education Act 2017 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2017.

(2) In these Regulations “the 2017 Act” means the Technical and Further Education Act 2017 .

Provisions coming into force on 8th November 2017

2. The following provisions of the 2017 Act come into force on 8th November 2017—

(a) section 1(5), so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by sub-paragraph (b) (to the extent that they are brought into force by that sub-paragraph);

(b) in Schedule 1—

(i) paragraph 1, so far as it relates to paragraphs 2(2), 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 32, 33 and 34;

(ii) paragraph 2(1), so far as it relates to paragraph 2(2);

(iii) paragraphs 2(2), 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 33 and 34; and

(iv) paragraph 32 (for the purposes of those provisions referred to within that paragraph which are already in force or which are brought into force by these Regulations).

Provisions coming into force on 2nd January 2018

3. The following provisions of the 2017 Act come into force on 2nd January 2018—

(a) section 1(5), so far as it relates to the provisions brought into force by sub-paragraph (b) (to the extent that they are brought into force by that sub-paragraph);

(b) in Schedule 1—

(i) paragraph 1, so far as it relates to paragraphs 25, 26, 27, 28 and 31;

(ii) paragraphs 25, 26, 27, 28 and 31;

(c) section 2; and

(d) section 41.

Transitional Provision

4. From 8th November 2017 until commencement of section 1(1) of the 2017 Act, sections ZA9, ZA10, ZA11, A2, A2I, 40AA and Schedule A1 of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 ( 2 ), are to be read as if for the terms “the Institute” and “the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education” there were substituted “the IfA” and “the Institute for Apprenticeships”( 3 ) respectively.