2014 No. 250

Made23rd September 2014

Coming into force1st 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 19921 and by sections 7A(1), 7B(2), 7C(1) and 34(2) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 20052 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.