Part IFurther education
Chapter IIInstitutions within the further education sector
The further education corporations
21Initial instruments and articles
1
As from the date on which a further education corporation is established, the instrument of government and articles of government—
a
in the case of an institution which was a grant-maintained school on that date, shall be such as is prescribed by the order in respect of the institution under section 15 or 16 of this Act, and
b
in any other case, shall be such as is prescribed by regulations.
2
Such orders and regulations—
a
may provide for all or any of the persons who, on the date on which a corporation is established to conduct the grant-maintained school or other existing institution, are the members of the governing body of the institution to be the initial members of the corporation, and
b
may make such other provision in relation to grant-maintained schools or other existing institutions as appears to the Secretary of State necessary or desirable to secure continuity in their government.
3
In the case of a further education corporation established to conduct an institution which, on the date the corporation was established, was a grant-maintained school, the governing body incorporated under Chapter IV of Part I of the [1988 c. 40.] Education Reform Act 1988 shall, on the operative date, be dissolved.