Statutory Instruments
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
Made
24th November 2006
Laid before Parliament
6th December 2006
Coming into force
1st January 2007
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 27 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992(1) (“the Act”).
In accordance with section 51 of the Act, he has received a proposal for the dissolution of the further education corporation known as Newark and Sherwood College (2) (“the corporation”) from the Learning and Skills Council for England.
In accordance with section 27(7)(a) of the Act, he has consulted the corporation. In accordance with section 27(2), the Order is made with the consent of the further education corporation known as Lincoln College (3) (“Lincoln College”).
1. This Order may be cited as the Newark and Sherwood College (Dissolution) Order 2006 and comes into force on 1st January 2007.
2. On 1st January 2007 the corporation shall be dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to Lincoln College, being a body corporate established for purposes which include the provision of educational facilities or services.
3. Section 26(2), (3) and (4) of the Act shall apply to any person employed by the corporation immediately before 1st January 2007 as if the references in that section—
(a)to a person to whom that section applies were to a person so employed;
(b)to the operative date were to 1st January 2007;
(c)to the transferor were to the corporation; and
(d)to the corporation were to Lincoln College.
Bill Rammell
Minister of State
Department for Education and Skills
24th November 2006
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order dissolves with effect from 1st January 2007 the further education corporation established to conduct Newark and Sherwood College. It provides for the transfer of its property, rights and liabilities to Lincoln College and secures the rights of its employees by applying section 26(2) to (4) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.
A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.
Established by the Education (Further Education Corporations) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2097).
Established by the Education (Further Education Corporations) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2097) under the name of North Lincolnshire College; and was renamed Lincoln College in April 2002.