15. Section 3(1) of the Act of 2012 is amended by—

(a) the substitution of “or vulnerable persons;” for “or vulnerable persons.”, and

(b) the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (c):

“(d) the employment of, or entering into a contract for services with, a person either by or on behalf of the State Examinations Commission, for the purposes of the performance by the person on a temporary basis of any functions in respect of the conduct and delivery of examinations to which Part VIII of the Education Act 1998 applies.”.