b

the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, London, Durham, Newcastle and Manchester, and King’s College London and Queen Mary and Westfield College in the University of London;

c

any of the following if Her Majesty declares it by Order in Council to be an exempt charity for the purposes of this Act—

i

a university in England;

ii

a university college in England; or

iii

an institution which is connected with a university in England or a university college in England;

(but see Note 1A);

i

a successor company to a higher education corporation (within the meaning of subsection (5) of section 129 of the Education Reform Act 19883) at a time when the institution conducted by the corporation is eligible, by virtue of an order made under that section, to receive support from funds administered by the Higher Education Funding Council for England;

1A

Paragraph (c) above does not include—

a

any college in the university of Oxford;

b

any college or hall in the university of Cambridge or Durham;

c

any students’ union.

2

Paragraph (w) above does not include—

a

any college in the university of Oxford which is administered by or on behalf of that university;

b

any college or hall in the university of Cambridge or Durham which is administered by or on behalf of that university;

c

any students’ union.

Interpretation

For the purposes of this Schedule—

a

a university or university college is in England if its activities are carried on, or principally carried on, in England;

b

the Open University is to be treated as a university in England;

c

a higher education corporation is an English higher education corporation if the activities of the institution conducted by that corporation are carried on, or principally carried on, in England.