HL Deb 18 July 2000 vol 615 c803

(" .—(1) Subsection (2) applies if a provision contained in or made under an enactment requires arrangements to qualify under this section (or to qualify under it at a particular time).

(2) The provision is to be taken to require the arrangements to satisfy conditions specified by the Department of Higher and Further Education, Training and Employment in Northern Ireland in regulations made under this section (or to satisfy them at the time concerned).

(3) Subsections (3) to (7) of section (Qualifying arrangements) apply to regulations under this section as they apply to regulations under that section; and for this purpose—

  1. (a) references in those subsections to the Secretary of State are to be treated as references to the Department;
  2. (b) the reference in subsection (7)(b) to arrangements which qualify under this section is to be treated as a reference to arrangements which qualify under section (Qualifying arrangements).")

131 After Clause 96, insert the following new clause—