Education, England And Wales Citation and interpretation 1 1 This Order may be cited as the Education and Skills Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Savings) Order 2008. 2 In this Order— “ the Act ” means the Education and Skills Act 2008; “ SSFA 1998 ” means the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 ; “academic year” means the period commencing with 1st August and ending with the next 31st July. Provisions coming into force on 2nd December 2008 2 The following provisions of the Act come into force on 2nd December 2008— a section 151(1) and (4), to the extent that those subsections insert sections 88B, 88C, 88D, 88E, 88F, 88G, 88H, 88I, 88K and 88L in SSFA 1998; b section 169(1) to the extent that it relates to the provisions in Schedule 1 specified below; c section 169(2) to the extent that it relates to the repeals in Schedule 2 specified below; d in Schedule 1, paragraphs 57, 58, 61, 62, 63, 64, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, and 73, and, so far as relating to those paragraphs, paragraph 53; e in Schedule 2, the repeals so far as relating to sections 89, 89D, 90 and 90A of SSFA 1998. 3 The following provisions of the Act come into force in relation to England only on 2nd December 2008– a section 169(1) to the extent that it relates to the provisions in Schedule 1 specified below, b in Schedule 1, paragraph 54(5), (6), and (7), and, so far as relating to those sub- paragraphs, paragraph 53. Provisions coming into force on 26th January 2009 4 The following provisions of the Act come into force on 26th January 2009– a sections 68 to 78; b section 79 to the extent that it repeals sections 114(2), (3) and (5), 115, 116, 118 and 121 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000; c sections 87 to 91; d section 151 so far as not already in force; e section 169(1) to the extent that it relates to the provisions in Schedule 1 specified below; f section 169(2) to the extent that it relates to the repeals in Schedule 2 specified below; g in Schedule 1, paragraphs 44 to 47, paragraphs 56, 59(1) to (6), 60, 65, (and, so far as relating to those paragraphs, paragraph 53), and paragraphs 78, 81, 82 , 83, 84, 85 and 89; h in Schedule 2 – i the repeal of section 94(7) of SSFA 1998; ii the repeal relating to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999; iii the repeals of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 so far as relating to sections 114(2), (3) and (5), 115, 116, 118 and 121; iv the repeals relating to the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000; v the repeal relating to the Tax Credits Act 2002; vi the repeal relating to section 106 of the Education Act 2005; vii the repeal relating to sections 46, 47(5)(a), 50(3) and 52(2) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006; viii the repeals relating to the National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006. 5 The following provisions of the Act come into force, subject to article 6, in relation to England only on 26th January 2009 – a sections 150, 152 and 153; b section 165; c section 169(1) to the extent that it relates to the provisions in Schedule 1 specified below; d section 169(2) to the extent that it relates to the repeals in Schedule 2 specified below; e in Schedule 1, paragraphs 53 and 54 so far as not already in force, and paragraphs 55, 59(7), 66 and 67; f in Schedule 2, the repeals so far as relating to sections 86 and 94 of SSFA 1998. 6 Despite the coming into force of section 150 and the amendments and repeals to sections 86 and 94 of SSFA 1998 made by sections 152 and 169 of, and Schedules 1 and 2 to, the Act, sections 86 and 94 shall continue to apply without those amendments and repeals in relation to admission to the academic year 2009 - 2010. Sarah McCarthy-Fry Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Children, Schools and Families 1st December 2008