The Lanarkshire Colleges Order 2014

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 250

Education

The Lanarkshire Colleges Order 2014

Made

23rd September 2014

Coming into force

1st October 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(5) and 60(3) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992(1) and by sections 7A(1), 7B(2), 7C(1) and 34(2) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005(2) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 7A(2) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, they have consulted with the board of management of New College Lanarkshire, to which this order relates, the representatives of any trade union which the college recognises or which otherwise appears to the Scottish Ministers to be representative of the college’s staff, the college’s students’ association, the local authorities for the areas in which the college is situated, the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council and other persons appearing to them as likely to be affected by article 2 of the Order.

In accordance with section 7B(3) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, they have consulted with the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council, the local authorities for the areas in which South Lanarkshire College provides fundable further education or fundable higher education which is to be funded by the regional strategic body and other persons appearing to them as likely to be affected by article 3 of the Order.

In accordance with section 7C(6) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, they have consulted with the boards of management of New College Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire College, to which this Order relates, the representatives of any trade union which is recognised by the colleges or which otherwise appears to the Scottish Ministers to be representative of the colleges’ staff, the colleges’ students’ associations, the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council, the local authorities for the areas in which the colleges are situated, and other persons appearing to them as likely to be affected by article 4 of the Order.

In accordance with section 60(2A)(a) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 and 34(4)(bc) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

(1)

1992 c.37. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46).

(2)

2005 asp 6. Section 7A was inserted by section 5(1) of the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 12) (“the 2013 Act”). Section 7B was inserted by section 8(1) of the 2013 Act. Section 7C was inserted by section 8(3) of the 2013 Act.