The Bede Sixth Form College, Billingham (Dissolution) Order 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 812

Education, England

The Bede Sixth Form College, Billingham (Dissolution) Order 2008

Made

25th March 2008

Laid before Parliament

2nd April 2008

Coming into force

30th April 2008

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”).

This Order is made with the consent of the further education corporation known as Stockton Riverside College (2) (“Stockton College”). It is made for the purpose of giving effect to a proposal for the dissolution of the further education corporation known as Bede Sixth Form College, Billingham (3) (“the corporation”) made by the Learning and Skills Council for England. The Secretary of State has consulted the corporation.

1.  This Order may be cited as the Bede Sixth Form College, Billingham (Dissolution) Order 2008 and comes into force on 30^th April 2008.

2.  On 30^th April 2008 the corporation is dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities are transferred to Stockton 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 applies to any person employed by the corporation immediately before 30^th April 2008 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 30^th April 2008;

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

(d) to the corporation were to Stockton College.

Bill Rammell

Minister of State

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

25th March 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order dissolves with effect from 30^th April 2008 the further education corporation established to conduct Bede Sixth Form College. It provides for the transfer of its property, rights and liabilities to Stockton Riverside College and secures the rights of its employees by applying section 26(2) to (4) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

An Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no wider impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies. The impact on the public sector is minimal.

(1)

1992 c.13; section 27 was amended by S.I. 2005/3238, Schedule 1, paragraph 16; section 51 was amended by S.I. 2005/3238, Schedule 1, paragraph 21.

(2)

Established by the Education (Further Education Corporations) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2097) under the name of Stockton-Billingham Technical College, renamed Stockton Riverside College on 1^st January 2003.

(3)

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