
1 

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Extension of Careers Education) (England) Regulations 2003 and shall come into force on 1st September 2004.
(2) These Regulations apply only to England.
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Section 43 of the Education Act 1997 shall have effect as if there were substituted for the period specified in section 43(5) as the relevant phase of a pupil’s education the period—
(a) beginning at the same time as the school year in which the majority of pupils in his class attain the age of 12; and
(b) ending with the expiry of the school year in which the majority of pupils in his class attain the age of 16.
Margaret Hodge
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Skills
9th October 2003