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Amendment of section 47 of Principal Act (Withdrawal of programme validation)
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18. Section 47 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (5):
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“(6) The Authority may, by notice in writing addressed to the provider of the programme, withdraw its validation of a programme, without the need for a review, in any of the following cases:
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(a) the provider has given notice in writing to the Authority that it no longer wishes to provide the programme for whatever reason;
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(b) the provider has not offered the programme for a period of at least 2 years, from the date of the programme’s validation;
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(c) no learner has been enrolled on the programme for at least 2 years;
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(d) the Authority and the provider agree to the withdrawal of the validation.
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(7) A notice under subsection (6) shall state the reasons for the withdrawal referred to in that subsection.
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(8) Where the Authority withdraws its validation of a programme of education and training under subsection (6)(b) or (c), the provider concerned may appeal against that withdrawal to the Appeals Panel.”.
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