Education Reform Act 1988

The higher education corporations E+W

121 Initial incorporation of higher education institutions maintained by [F1 local authorities]. E+W

F2 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) References in this Part of this Act to courses of advanced further education are references to courses designated by Schedule 2 to the M1 Education (Schools and Further Education) Regulations 1981 as courses of advanced further education.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 4(2)

F2 S. 121(1)-(3) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 7

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1981/1086.

122 Orders incorporating higher education institutions maintained by [F1 local authorities]. E+W

(1) Subject to subsection (2) below, if at any time it appears to the Secretary of State, in the case of any institution maintained by a [F1 local authority], that its full-time equivalent enrolment number for courses of higher education exceeds 55 per cent. of its total full-time equivalent enrolment number he may make an order under this section with respect to that institution.

F3 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6) An order under this section with respect to any institution shall make provision for the establishment of a body corporate for the purpose of conducting that institution as from the transfer date applicable in relation to that body corporate.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 4(2)

F3 S. 122(2)-(5) repealed (6.5.1992) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 93, Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 31, Sch. 9; S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 122 applied by S.I. 1991/1391, art. 2

[F4 122A Orders transferring further education corporations to higher education sector. E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may by order provide for the transfer of a further education corporation to the higher education sector if it appears to him that the full-time equivalent enrolment number of the institution conducted by the corporation for courses of higher education exceeds 55 per cent. of its total full-time equivalent enrolment number.

(2) Where an order under this section is made in respect of a further education corporation, sections 124A and 125 of this Act shall have effect as if—

(a) on the date the order has effect, the corporation were established as a higher education corporation, and

(b) the Secretary of State were the appointing authority in relation to the first members of the higher education corporation.

(3) In determining in pursuance of subsection (2)(b) above the number of members to appoint within each variable category of members, the Secretary of State shall secure that at least half of all the members of the higher education corporation as first constituted are independent members; and in this subsection “variable category of members” and “independent members” have the same meaning as in Schedule 7A to this Act.

(4) On such date as may be specified in the order the corporation shall cease to be a further education corporation and become a higher education corporation and any member of the further education corporation who is not re-appointed by the Secretary of State in pursuance of subsection (2)(b) above shall cease to hold office on that date.

Textual Amendments

F4 S. 122A inserted (1.4.1993) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 74(1); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 3

123 Provisions supplementary to sections 121 and 122.] E+W

(1) References in this Act to a higher education corporation are references to a body corporate established under section 121 or 122 of this Act [F5 or which has become a higher education corporation by virtue of section 122A of this Act].

(2) In this Act “transfer date” means, in relation to a higher education corporation, the date appointed under section 126 of this Act in relation to the transfer under that section of property, rights and liabilities to that corporation.

[F6 (3) Schedule 7 to this Act has effect with respect to each higher education corporation established before the appointed day (within the meaning of section 124A of this Act) unless an instrument of government for the corporation made under that section has effect.

F6 (4) A higher education corporation established under section 122 of this Act on or after that day for the purpose of conducting any institution shall be established initially under the name given in the order under that section establishing the corporation.]

Textual Amendments

F4 S. 122A inserted (1.4.1993) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 74(1); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 3

F5 Words in s. 123(1) added (1. 4. 1993) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 93(1), Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 32(a); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch.3.

F6 S. 123(3)(4) substituted for s. 123(3) (6. 5. 1992) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 93(1), Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 32(b); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1.

124 Powers of a higher education corporation. E+W

(1) A higher education corporation shall have power—

(a) to provide higher education;

(b) to provide further education; and

[F7 (ba) to provide secondary education [F8 suitable to the requirements of persons who have attained the age of fourteeen years],

(bb) to provide education which is secondary education by virtue of section 2(2B) of the Education Act 1996 (definition of secondary education),

(bc) to participate in the provision of secondary education at a school,]

(c) to carry out research and to publish the results of the research or any other material arising out of or connected with it in such manner as the corporation think fit.

[F9 (1A) A higher education corporation may not provide education of a kind specified in subsection (1)(ba) or (bb) above unless they have consulted such [F1 local authorities] as they consider appropriate.]

(2) A higher education corporation shall also have power to do anything which appears to the corporation to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of or in connection with the exercise of any of the powers conferred on the corporation by subsection (1) above, including in particular power—

(a) to conduct an educational institution for the purpose of carrying on activities undertaken in exercise of any of those powers and, in particular, to assume the conduct as from the transfer date applicable in relation to the corporation of the institution in respect of which the corporation is established and for that purpose to receive any property, rights and liabilities transferred to the corporation under section 126 of this Act;

(b) to provide facilities of any description appearing to the corporation to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of or in connection with carrying on any such activities (including boarding accommodation and recreational facilities for students and staff and facilities to meet the needs of [F10 students having learning difficulties F11 . . .]);

(c) to supply goods and services;

(d) to acquire and dispose of land and other property;

(e) to enter into contracts, including in particular—

(i) contracts for the employment of teachers and other staff for the purposes of or in connection with carrying on any such activities; and

(ii) contracts with respect to the carrying on by the corporation of any such activities;

[F12 (f) to form, participate in forming or invest in a company for the purpose of carrying on any such activities;

(fa) to form, participate in forming or otherwise become a member of a charitable incorporated organisation [F13 (within the meaning of Part 11 of the Charities Act 2011)] for the purpose of carrying on any such activities;]

(g) to borrow such sums as the corporation think fit for the purposes of carrying on any activities they have power to carry on or meeting any liability transferred to them under section 126 of this Act and, in connection with such borrowing, to grant any mortgage, charge or other security in respect of any land or other property of the corporation;

(h) to invest any sums not immediately required for any of the purposes mentioned in paragraph (g) above;

(i) to accept gifts of money, land or other property and apply it, or hold and administer it on trust for, any of those purposes; and

(j) to do anything incidental to the conduct of an educational institution providing higher or further education.

(3) The power under subsection (2)(j) above includes in particular power—

(a) to found scholarships or exhibitions; and

(b) to make grants and give prizes.

F14 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[F15 (5) For the purposes of subsection (2)(b) a person has a learning difficulty if—

(a) he has a significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of persons of his age, or

(b) he has a disability which either prevents or hinders him from making use of facilities of a kind generally provided by institutions within the higher education sector for persons of his age.

(6) But a person is not to be taken to have a learning difficulty solely because the language (or form of language) in which he is or will be taught is different from a language (or form of language) which has at any time been spoken in his home.]

[F16 (7) The reference in this section to investing in a company includes a reference to becoming a member of the company and to investing in it by the acquisition of any assets, securities or rights or otherwise.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 4(2)

F7 S. 124(1)(ba)-(bc) inserted (1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 21, s. 142(2)(a); S.I. 2001/654, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. II; S.I. 2001/1274, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. I

F8 Words in s. 124(1)(ba) substituted (1.10.2002 (E) and 19.12.2002 (W.)) by 2002 c. 32, s.215(1), Sch. 21 para. 8 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3; S.I. 2002/3185, art. 4, Sch. Pt. I

F9 S. 124(1A) inserted (1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 21, s. 142(2)(b); S.I. 2001/654, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. II; S.I. 2001/1274, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. I

F10 Words in s. 124(2)(b) substituted (1. 4. 1993) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 93(1), Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 33(a); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 3.

F11 Words in s. 124(2)(b) repealed (28.7.2000 insofar as consequential on ss. 130, 131, Sch. 8 of the amending Act and otherwise 1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 21, ss. 149, 153, 154, Sch. 9 para. 15(a), Sch. 11; S.I. 2001/654, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. II; S.I. 2001/1274, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. I

F12 S. 124(2)(f)(fa) substituted for s. 124(2)(f) (23.10.2007) by Further Education and Training Act 2007 (c. 25), ss. 26(2), 32(1) (with s. 26(4))

F13 Words in s. 124(2)(fa) substituted (14.3.2012) by Charities Act 2011 (c. 25), s. 355, Sch. 7 para. 49 (with s. 20(2), Sch. 8)

F14 S. 124(4) repealed (1. 4. 1993) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 93(1), Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 33(b), Sch. 9; S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 3.

F15 S. 124(5)(6) inserted (28.7.2000 insofar as consequential on ss. 130, 131, Sch. 8 of the amending Act and otherwise 1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 21, ss. 149, 154, Sch. 9 para. 15(c); S.I. 2001/654, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. II; S.I. 2001/1274, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. I

F16 S. 124(7) inserted (23.10.2007) by Further Education and Training Act 2007 (c. 25), ss. 26(3), 32(1)

[F17 124A Constitution and conduct of corporations. E+W

(1) For each higher education corporation established on or after the appointed day there shall be an instrument (to be known as the instrument of government) providing for the constitution of the corporation and making such other provision as is required under this section.

(2) The initial instrument of government of a higher education corporation established on or after that day shall be such as is prescribed by an order of the Privy Council.

(3) An order of the Privy Council may—

(a) make an instrument of government of any higher education corporation with respect to which Schedule 7 to this Act has effect or make a new instrument of government of any higher education corporation in place of the instrument prescribed under subsection (2) above; or

(b) modify an instrument made in pursuance of this subsection.

(4) An instrument of government of a higher education corporation—

(a) shall comply with the requirements of Schedule 7A to this Act; and

(b) may make any provision authorised to be made by that Schedule and such other provision as may be necessary or desirable.

(5) An order under subsection (2) or (3) above may make such provision as appears to the Privy Council necessary or desirable to secure continuity in the government of the institution or institutions to which it relates.

(6) The validity of any proceedings of a higher education corporation for which an instrument of government has effect, or of any committee of such a corporation, shall not be affected by a vacancy amongst the members or by any defect in the appointment or nomination of a member.

(7) Every document purporting to be an instrument made or issued by or on behalf of a higher education corporation for which an instrument of government has effect and to be duly executed under the seal of the corporation, or to be signed or executed by a person authorised by the corporation to act in that behalf, shall be received in evidence and be treated, without further proof, as being so made or issued unless the contrary is shown.

(8) In relation to a higher education corporation for which an instrument of government has effect the members of the corporation for the time being shall be known as the board of governors of the institution conducted by the corporation.

(9) The Secretary of State may by order amend or repeal any of paragraphs 3 to 5 and 11 of Schedule 7A to this Act.

(10) In this section and section 124C “the appointed day” means the day appointed under section 94 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 for the commencement of section 71 of that Act.

Textual Amendments

F17 Ss. 124A-124D inserted (6.5.1992) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 71(1); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

124B Accounts. E+W

(1) It shall be the duty of each corporation—

(a) to keep proper accounts and proper records in relation to the accounts; and

(b) to prepare in respect of each financial year of the corporation a statement of accounts.

(2) The statement shall—

(a) give a true and fair account of the state of the corporation’s affairs at the end of the financial year and of the corporation’s income and expenditure in the financial year; and

(b) comply with any directions given by the higher education funding council as to the information to be contained in the statement, the manner in which the information is to be presented or the methods and principles according to which the statement is to be prepared.

(3) The corporation shall supply a copy of the statement to any person who asks for it and, if the corporation so requires, pays a fee of such amount not exceeding the cost of supply as the corporation thinks fit.

(4) The accounts (including any statement prepared under this section) shall be audited by persons appointed in respect of each financial year by the corporation.

(5) [F18 A corporation in England] shall consult, and take into account any advice given by, the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England F19 ... before appointing any auditor under subsection (4) above in respect of their first financial year.

[F20 (5A) A corporation in Wales shall consult, and take into account any advice given by, the Auditor General for Wales before appointing any auditor under subsection (4) above in respect of their first financial year.]

(6) No person shall be qualified to be appointed auditor under [F21 subsection (4) above] except—

(a) an individual, or firm, eligible for appointment as a [F22 statutory auditor under Part 42 of the Companies Act 2006];

(b) a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy; or

(c) a firm each of the members of which is a member of that institute.

(7) In this section, in relation to a corporation—

• “the first financial year” means the period commencing with the date on which the corporation is established and ending with the second 31st March following that date; and

• “financial year” means that period and each successive period of twelve months.

Textual Amendments

F17 Ss. 124A-124D inserted (6.5.1992) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 71(1); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

F18 Words in s. 124B(5) substituted (1.4.2005) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23), s. 73, Sch. 2 para. 9(1)(2); S.I. 2005/558, art. 2, Sch. 1

F19 Words in s. 124B(5) repealed (1.4.2008) by Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28), s. 245(5), Sch. 9 para. 1(2)(f), Sch. 18 Pt. 9; S.I. 2008/172, art. 4(a)(n)(i)

F20 S. 124B(5A) inserted (1.4.2005) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23), s. 73, Sch. 2 para. 9(1)(3); S.I. 2005/558, art. 2, Sch. 1

F21 Words in s. 124B(6) substituted (1.4.2005) by Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004 (c. 23), s. 73, Sch. 2 para. 9(1)(4); S.I. 2005/558, art. 2, Sch. 1

F22 Words in s. 124B(6)(a) substituted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(kk)(i) (with arts. 6, 11, 12)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2 S. 124B(7): power to exclude conferred (6.5.1992) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 78(2); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

124C Initial and transitional arrangements. E+W

(1) The Secretary of State shall be the appointing authority in relation to the appointment of the first members of a corporation established on or after the appointed day and, in determining the number of members to appoint within each variable category of members, he shall secure that at least half of all the members of the corporation as first constituted are independent members.

(2) In subsection (1) above “variable category of members” and “independent members” have the same meaning as in Schedule 7A to this Act.

(3) The following provisions apply where an instrument of government is made under section 124A of this Act for a higher education corporation with respect to which Schedule 7 to this Act has effect.

(4) The instrument shall apply, subject to subsection (5) below, as if the persons who, immediately before its coming into effect, were the members of the corporation had been appointed in accordance with the instrument for the residue of the term of their then subsisting appointment.

(5) Any local authority nominee, teacher nominee, general staff nominee or student nominee (within the meaning, in each case, of Schedule 7 to this Act) shall cease to hold office.

Textual Amendments

F17 Ss. 124A-124D inserted (6.5.1992) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 71(1); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

124D Exercise of Powers by Privy Council. E+W

(1) This section applies in relation to the exercise of powers for the purposes of this Part of this Act.

(2) A power vested in the Privy Council may be exercised by any two or more of the lords and others of the Council.

(3) An act of the Privy Council shall be sufficiently signified by an instrument signed by the clerk of the Council.

(4) An order or act signified by an instrument purporting to be signed by the clerk of the Council shall be deemed to have been duly made or done by the Privy Council.

(5) An instrument so signed shall be received in evidence in all courts and proceedings without proof of the authority or signature of the clerk of the Council or other proof.

Textual Amendments

F17 Ss. 124A-124D inserted (6.5.1992) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 71(1); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3 S. 124D extended (6.5.1992) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 76(7); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

125 Articles of government.] E+W

(1) Any institution conducted by a higher education corporation shall be conducted in accordance with articles of government, to be made by the corporation with the approval of [F23 the Privy Council].

(2) The articles of government—

(a) shall determine the functions to be exercised in relation to the institution by the board of governors of the institution, the principal of the institution and the academic board of the institution; and

(b) may regulate the constitution and functions of committees of the corporation and of the academic board of the institution and provide for the delegation of functions of the board of governors and the academic board to such committees, to the chairman of the corporation or to the principal.

(3) The articles of government shall also make provision with respect to the procedure for meetings of the board of governors, of the academic board and of committees of the corporation and the procedure in relation to the appointment of members of the corporation (including in either case quorum and proxies), and may make provision with respect to—

(a) procedures for the appointment, promotion, suspension and dismissal of staff;

(b) procedures for the admission, suspension and expulsion of students; and

(c) the appointment and functions of a clerk to the board of governors.

(4) The articles of government may also make provision authorising the board of governors to make rules or bye-laws for the government and conduct of the institution, including in particular rules or bye-laws with respect to—

(a) the conduct of students and staff or either of them; and

(b) any such procedures as are mentioned in subsection (3)(a) or (b) above.

(5) Articles of government made under this section may be varied or revoked by subsequent articles made by the corporation with the approval of [F23 the Privy Council].

(6) [F23 The Privy Council] may by a direction under this section require higher education corporations, any class of such corporations specified in the direction or any particular higher education corporation so specified—

(a) to amend their articles of government; or

(b) to secure that any rules or bye-laws made in pursuance of their articles of government are amended by the board of governors;

in any manner so specified.

(7) Before giving a direction under this section, [F23 the Privy Council] shall consult the board of governors of the higher education corporation or (as the case may be) of each higher education corporation to which the direction applies.

Textual Amendments

F17 Ss. 124A-124D inserted (6.5.1992) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 71(1); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

F23 Words in s. 125(1)(5)-(7) substituted (6.5.1992) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 71(2); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

[F24 125A Charitable status of a higher education corporation. E+W

A higher education corporation shall be a charity and—

(a) an English higher education corporation is, in accordance with Schedule 3 to the Charities Act 2011, an exempt charity for the purposes of that Act, and

(b) a Welsh higher education corporation is, in accordance with regulations made in compliance with section 31(3) of that Act, excepted from registration under that Act.]

Textual Amendments

F24 S. 125A substituted (14.3.2012) by Charities Act 2011 (c. 25), s. 355, Sch. 7 para. 50 (with s. 20(2), Sch. 8); words in s. 125A substituted (14.3.2012 immediately before the Charities Act 2011 (c. 25) comes into force) by The Charities (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1396), art. 1, Sch. para. 43(a); and words in s. 125A omitted (14.3.2012 immediately before the Charities Act 2011 (c. 25) comes into force) by virtue of The Charities (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1396), art. 1, Sch. para. 43(a)

126 [F25 Transfer of property, etc., to higher education corporations.] E+W

(1) In the case of a higher education corporation established under section 121 of this Act the transfer under this section shall take effect on such date as the Secretary of State may by order appoint in relation to the corporations so established.

(2) In the case of a higher education corporation established under section 122 of this Act the transfer under this section shall take effect on such date as the Secretary of State may by order appoint in relation to that corporation.

(3) Subject to subsection (5) below and section 198 of this Act, on the transfer date applicable in relation to a higher education corporation the property, rights and liabilities mentioned in subsection (4) below shall be transferred to, and by virtue of this Act vest in, that corporation.

(4) The property, rights and liabilities referred to in subsection (3) above are—

(a) all land or other property which, immediately before that date, was property of any [F1 local authority] used or held for the purposes of the transferred institution; and

(b) all rights and liabilities of any such authority subsisting immediately before that date which were acquired or incurred for those purposes.

(5) Subsection (3) above shall not apply to—

(a) rights and liabilities under any contract of employment;

(b) any liability of any such authority in respect of the principal of, or any interest on, any loan; or

(c) any liability of any such authority in respect of compensation for premature retirement of any person formerly employed by them.

(6) In this section “the transferred institution” means, in relation to any higher education corporation, the institution the corporation is established to conduct.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 4(2)

F25 S. 125A inserted (1.10.1998) by 1998 c. 30, s. 41(1); S.I. 1998/2215, art. 2

127 Transfer of staff to higher education corporations. E+W

(1) This section applies to any person who immediately before the transfer date applicable in relation to a higher education corporation—

(a) is employed by the transferor authority to work solely at the institution the corporation is established to conduct; or

(b) is employed by that authority to work at that institution and is designated for the purposes of this section by an order made by the Secretary of State.

(2) The contract of employment between a person to whom this section applies and the transferor authority shall have effect from the transfer date as if originally made between him and the corporation.

(3) Without prejudice to subsection (2) above—

(a) all the transferor authority’s rights, powers, duties and liabilities under or in connection with a contract to which that subsection applies shall by virtue of this section be transferred to the corporation on the transfer date; and

(b) anything done before that date by or in relation to the transferor authority in respect of that contract or the employee shall be deemed from that date to have been done by or in relation to the corporation.

(4) Subsections (2) and (3) above are without prejudice to any right of an employee to terminate his contract of employment if a substantial change is made to his detriment in his working conditions, but no such right shall arise by reason only of the change in employer effected by this section.

(5) An order under this section may designate a person either individually or as a member of a class or description of employees.

(6) References in this section, in relation to a higher education corporation, to the transferor authority, are references to the [F1 local authority] by whom the institution that corporation is established to conduct is maintained immediately before the transfer date.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), Sch. 2 para. 4(2)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C4 S. 127 applied (with modifications) (1.9.1992) by S.I. 1992/1849, art.4.

C5 S. 127 applied (with modifications) (1.10.1992) by S.I. 1992/2151, art.4.

C6 S. 127 applied (with modifications) (1.3.1995) by S.I. 1995/183, art.4.

C7 S. 127 applied (with modifications) (1.8.1996) by S.I. 1996/1225, art.4.

S. 127 applied (with modifications) (1.8.2000) by S.I. 2000/1383, art. 3

S. 127 applied (with modificaitons) (1.8.2000) by S.I. 2000/355, art. 3

S. 127 applied (with modifications) (1.8.2001) by S.I. 2001/1340, art. 3

C8 S. 127 applied (with modifications) (1.8.2006) by Wimbledon School of Art Higher Education Corporation (Dissolution) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1746), arts. 1(1), 3

C9 S. 127 applied (with modifications) (1.8.2007) by The Cumbria Institute of the Arts Higher Education Corporation (Dissolution) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1848), arts. 1, 3

C10 S. 127(2)(3)(4) applied (with modifications) (1.8.2011) by The Leeds College of Music (Dissolution) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1677), arts. 1, 2(2)

128 Dissolution of higher education corporations. E+W

(1) Subject to the following provisions of this section, the Secretary of State may by order provide for—

(a) the dissolution of any higher education corporation; and

(b) the transfer of property, rights and liabilities of the corporation to—

(i) any person appearing to the Secretary of State to be wholly or mainly engaged in the provision of educational facilities or services of any description;

[F26 (iia) the Chief Executive of Skills Funding;]

F27 (iib) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(ii) any body corporate established for purposes which include the provision of such facilities or services;

[F28 (iii) a higher education funding council]

[F29 (v) F30 ...the [F31 National Assembly for Wales].]

(2) An order under sub-paragraph (i) or (ii) of subsection (1)(b) above shall not provide for transferring the property, rights or liabilities of a higher education corporation to any person or body without the consent of that person or body; and where the recipient of a transfer under any order under subsection (1)(b) is not an educational charity any property transferred must be transferred on trust to be used for charitable purposes which are exclusively educational purposes.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2) above, a charity is an educational charity if the charitable purposes for which it is established are exclusively educational purposes.

(4) Before making an order under this section in respect of a higher education corporation the Secretary of State shall consult—

(a) the corporation; and

[F32 (b) the higher education funding council]

(5) In this section [F33 “charitable purposes” has the meaning given by section 11 of the Charities Act 2011].

[F34 (6) An order under this section may apply section 127 of this Act with such modifications as the Secretary of State may consider necessary or desirable.]

Textual Amendments

F26 S. 128(1)(b)(iia)(iib) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1080), art. 1(2)(a), Sch. 1 para. 16(a) (with art. 2(3))

F27 S. 128(1)(b)(iib) omitted (1.4.2012) by virtue of Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 16 para. 8; S.I. 2012/924, art. 2

F28 S. 128(1)(b)(iii) substituted for s. 128(1)(b)(iii)(iv) (6. 5. 1992) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 93(1), Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 34(a)(i); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1.

F29 S. 128(1)(b)(v) substituted (28.7.2000 insofar as consequential on ss. 130, 131, Sch. 8 of the amending Act and otherwise 1.4.2001) by 2000 c. 21, ss. 149, Sch. 9 para. 16 (with s. 150); S.I. 2001/654, art. 2(2), Sch. Pt. II; S.I. 2001/1274, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. I

F30 Words in s. 128(1)(b)(v) repealed (1.4.2010) by The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1080), art. 1(2)(a)(b), Sch. 1 para. 16(b), Sch. 2 Pt. 1 (with art. 2(3))

F31 Words in s. 128(1)(b)(v) substituted (1.4.2006) by National Council for Education and Training for Wales (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3238), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 12 (with art. 7)

F32 S. 128(4)(b) substituted (6. 5. 1992) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 93(1), Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 34(b); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1.

F33 Words in s. 128(5) substituted (14.3.2012) by Charities Act 2011 (c. 25), s. 355, Sch. 7 para. 51 (with s. 20(2), Sch. 8); words in s. 128(5) substituted (14.3.2012 immediately before the Charities Act 2011 (c. 25) comes into force) by The Charities (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1396), art. 1, Sch. para. 44(a)

F34 S. 128(6) added (6. 5. 1992) by Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), s. 93(1), Sch. 8 Pt. I para. 34(c); S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1.