- Welsh Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 156 (W.22)
The Special Educational Needs Code of Practice (Appointed Day) (Wales) Order 2002
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| Made | 29th January 2002 |
The National Assembly for Wales makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on the Secretary of State by section 314(4) of the Education Act 1996[1] and now vested in the National Assembly for Wales[2]:
Citation
1. This Order is called the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice (Appointed Day) (Wales) Order 2002.
2. 1st April 2002 is appointed as the day on which the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice for Wales[3] issued by the National Assembly for Wales pursuant to section 314(4) of the Education Act 1996 shall come into effect.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998[4]
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
29th January 2002
(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 313 of the Education Act 1996 requires the Secretary of State to issue, and allows him from time to time to amend, a Code of Practice giving practical guidance in respect of the discharge by local education authorities and governing bodies of maintained schools of their functions under that Act in relation to special educational needs. The powers of the Secretary of State have been transferred to the National Assembly in relation to Wales. The National Assembly has issued a Code entitled the Special Educational Needs Code of Practice for Wales. This Order appoints 1st April 2002 as the date on which the Code comes into force.
Copies of the Code may be obtained from the National Assembly for Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ. It is also accessible on the Internet at www.wales.gov.uk.
The Code replaces, in relation to Wales, an earlier Code issued by the Secretary of State for Wales and the Secretary of State for Education jointly on 25th May 1994.
Notes:
[1] 1996 c.56.back
[2] See the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).back
[3] ISBN 0 7504 27574. Copies of the Code (which applies only to Wales) may be obtained from The National Assembly for Wales, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF14 3NQ. It is also accessible on the Internet at www.wales.gov.uk.back
ISBN 0 11090419 2