The Rowley Regis College (Dissolution) Order 2001

Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 1532

EDUCATION, ENGLAND

The Rowley Regis College (Dissolution) Order 2001

Made

23rd April 2001

Laid before Parliament

25th April 2001

Coming into force

1st August 2001

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 corporation known as Rowley Regis College(2) (“the corporation”).

Now therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 27 of the Act, the Secretary of State, after consulting the corporation and with the consent of the further education corporation known as Dudley College of Technology(3), hereby makes the following Order:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Rowley Regis College (Dissolution) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st August 2001.

2.  On 1st August 2001 the corporation shall be dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to Dudley College of Technology, 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 August 2001 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 2001;

(c) to the transferor were to the corporation; and

(d) to the corporation were to Dudley College of Technology.

Tessa Blackstone

Minister of State,

Department for Education and Employment

23rd April 2001

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order dissolves with effect from 1st August 2001 the further education corporation established to conduct Rowley Regis College. It provides for the transfer of its property, rights and liabilities to Dudley College of Technology, 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)

Established by the Education (Further Education Corporations) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2097).

(3)

Also established by S.I. 1992/2097.