Further and Higher Education Act 1992

22 Subsequent instruments and articles. E+W

(1) The Secretary of State may, after consulting the [F1 appropriate body]—

(a) if a further education corporation submits a draft of an instrument of government to have effect in place of their existing instrument, by order make a new instrument of government in terms of the draft or in such terms as he thinks fit, and

(b) if such a corporation submits draft modifications of an instrument made under paragraph (a) above, by order modify the instrument in terms of the draft or in such terms as he thinks fit,

but shall not make a new instrument otherwise than in terms of the draft, or modify the instrument otherwise than in terms of the draft, unless he has consulted the corporation.

(2) The Secretary of State may by order modify[F2 , replace or revoke any instrument of government or articles] of government of any further education corporation.

(3) An order under subsection (2) above—

(a) may relate to all further education corporations, to any category of such corporations specified in the order or to any such corporation so specified, but

(b) shall not be made unless the Secretary of State has consulted the [F3 appropriate body] and each further education corporation to which the order relates.

(4) A further education corporation may, with the consent of the Secretary of State—

(a) make new articles of government in place of their existing articles, or

(b) modify their existing articles.

(5) The Secretary of State may by a direction under this section require further education corporations, any class of such corporations specified in the direction or any particular further education corporation so specified—

(a) to modify[F4 , replace or revoke] their articles of government, or

(b) to secure that any rules or bye-laws made in pursuance of their articles of government are modified[F5 , replaced or revoked],

in any manner so specified.

(6) Before giving a direction under this section, the Secretary of State shall consult the further education corporation or (as the case may be) each further education corporation to which the direction applies.

[F6 (7) Nothing in this section requires the National Assembly for Wales to consult itself.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 22(1) substituted (1.4.2006) by The 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. 15(a) (with art. 7)

F2 Words in s. 22(2) substituted (1.10.2000 for E. and 1.4.2001 for W.) by 2000 c. 21, s. 149, Sch. 9 para. 23(2); S.I. 2000/2559, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. I; S.I. 2001/1274, art. 2, Sch. Pt. I

F3 Words in s. 22(3)(b) substituted (1.4.2006) by The 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. 15(b) (with art. 7)

F4 Words in s. 22(5)(a) inserted (1.10.2000 for E. and 1.4.2001 for W.) by 2000 c. 21, s. 149, Sch. 9 para. 23(3)(a); S.I. 2000/2559, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. I; S.I. 2001/1274, art. 2, Sch. Pt. I

F5 Words in s. 22(5)(b) inserted (1.10.2000 for E. and 1.4.2001 for W.) by 2000 c. 21, s. 149, Sch. 9 para. 23(3)(b); S.I. 2000/2559, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. I; S.I. 2001/1274, art. 2, Sch. Pt. I

F6 S. 22(7) inserted (1.4.2006) by The 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. 15(c) (with art. 7)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 22 wholly in force at 30.9.1992 see s. 94(3) and S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 2