Part III Miscellaneous and general
I1C191 Interpretation of Education Acts.
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This section applies for the interpretation of the Education Acts.
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References to institutions within the further education sector are to—
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institutions conducted by further education corporations, and
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designated institutions for the purposes of Part I of this Act (defined in section 28(4) of this Act), F2and
c
sixth form colleges,
and references to institutions outside the further education sector are to be read accordingly.
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References to sixth form colleges are to institutions conducted by sixth form college corporations.
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References to a higher education funding council are to a council established under section 62 of this Act, subject to subsection (6) of that section.
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References to institutions within the higher education sector are to—
a
universities receiving financial support under section 65 of this Act,
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institutions conducted by higher education corporations, and
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designated institutions for the purposes of Part II of this Act (defined in section 72(3) of this Act),
and references to institutions outside the higher education sector are to be read accordingly.
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References, in relation to a further education corporation or higher education corporation, to the institution—
a
in relation to any time before the operative date for the purposes of Part I of this Act (defined in section 17 of this Act) or, as the case may be, the transfer date for the purposes of the M1Education Reform Act 1988 (defined in section 123 of that Act), are to the institution the corporation is established to conduct, and
b
in relation to any later time or to any corporation which is a further education corporation by virtue of section 47 of this Act or a higher education corporation by virtue of section 122A of that Act, are to any institution for the time being conducted by the corporation in the exercise of their powers under this or that Act.