The Greenhill College, Harrow and Weald College, Harrow (Dissolution) Order 1999

Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 1919

EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Greenhill College, Harrow and Weald College, Harrow (Dissolution) Order 1999

Made

24th June 1999

Laid before Parliament

6th July 1999

Coming into force

1st August 1999

Whereas the Secretary of State for Education and Employment has received a proposal from the Further Education Funding Council for England, made in accordance with section 51 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992(1) (“the Act”), for the dissolution under section 27 of the Act of the further education corporations known as Greenhill College, Harrow and Weald College, Harrow(2) (“the Old Corporations”);

Now therefore in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 27 of the Act the Secretary of State after consulting the Old Corporations and with the consent of the further education corporation known as Harrow College(3) (“the New Corporation”) hereby makes the following Order:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Greenhill College, Harrow and Weald College, Harrow (Dissolution) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 1st August 1999.

2.  On 1st August 1999 the Old Corporations shall be dissolved and all of their respective property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to the New Corporation, 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 either of the Old Corporations immediately before 1st August 1999 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 August 1999;

(c) to the transferor were to either of the Old Corporations (as the case may be); and

(d) to the corporation were to the New Corporation.

Tessa Blackstone

Minister of State,

Department for Education and Employment

24th June 1999

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order dissolves with effect from 1st August 1999 the further education corporations established to conduct Greenhill College, Harrow and Weald College, Harrow. It provides that the property, rights and liabilities of the two corporations transfer to Harrow College and secures the rights of its employees by applying section 26(2) to (4) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

(1)

1992 c. 13.

(2)

Both corporations were established by the Education (Further Education Corporations) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2097).

(3)

Established by the Harrow College (Incorporation) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1327).