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Further and Higher Education Act 1992

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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Dissolution of further education corporations

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Version Superseded: 01/04/2010

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Further and Higher Education Act 1992, Cross Heading: Dissolution of further education corporations is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 22 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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27 Dissolution of further education corporations.E+W

(1)Subject to the following provisions of this section, the Secretary of State may by order provide for the dissolution of any further education corporation and the transfer to any person mentioned in subsection (2) or (3) below of property, rights and liabilities of the corporation.

(2)Such property, rights and liabilities may be transferred to—

(a)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, or

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

with the consent of the person or body in question.

(3)Such property, rights and liabilities may be transferred to—

[F1(a)the Learning and Skills Council for England, in the case of a further education corporation in England], or

(b)a higher education funding council.

(4)Where the recipient of a transfer under any order under this section is not a charity established for charitable purposes which are exclusively educational purposes, any property transferred must be transferred on trust to be used for charitable purposes which are exclusively educational purposes.

(5)In subsection (4) above “charity” and “charitable purposes” have the same meanings as in [F2the Charities Act 1993].

(6)An order under this section may apply section 26 of this Act with such modifications as the Secretary of State may consider necessary or desirable.

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

(a)the corporation, and

(b)the appropriate [F3body], unless the order was made for the purpose of giving effect to a proposal of that [F3body].

[F4(8)Nothing in this section requires the National Assembly to consult itself.]

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