There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, Section 23C.
(1)A regional college is to exercise its functions with a view to improving the economic and social well-being of the locality of the regional college.
(2)In doing so, the regional college is to have regard to—
(a)social and economic regeneration needs in the locality; and
(b)social cohesion and social inclusion issues in the locality.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(a), “ needs ” means needs which appear to the regional college—
(a)to exist for the time being or be likely to exist in the future; and
(b)to be capable of being addressed (wholly or partly) by the provision of fundable further education or fundable higher education.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (2)(b), “ issues ” means issues which appear to the regional college—
(a)to exist for the time being or be likely to exist in the future; and
(b)to be capable of being addressed (wholly or partly) by the provision of fundable further education or fundable higher education.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 23A-23D and cross-heading inserted (3.3.2014) by Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 12), ss. 5(2), 23(2); S.S.I. 2014/21, art. 2, Sch. 1
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