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Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part I Further Education

    1. Chapter I Duties in relation to further education

      1. 1. Duty of Secretary of State to secure provision of further education.

      2. 2. Function of education authorities.

      3. 3. Powers of Secretary of State.

      4. 4. Funding of further education.

      5. 5.Requirement on Secretary of State to consult.

      6. 6. Further education to which section 1 applies.

    2. Chapter II Scottish Further Education Funding Council

      1. 7. Scottish Further Education Funding Council.

      2. 8. Advisory functions of the Funding Council.

      3. 9. Power of Secretary of State as regards functions of the Funding Council.

      4. 10. Payment of grants etc., to the Funding Council.

    3. Chapter III Colleges of Further Education

      1. Management of colleges

        1. 11. First transfer of colleges.

        2. 12. Boards of management.

        3. 13. Subsequent transfers of colleges.

        4. 14. Transfer of colleges of further education not under local authority management.

      2. Staff

        1. 15. Transfer of staff.

      3. Property

        1. 16. Transfer of property etc. to boards of management.

        2. 17. Surpluses and deficits.

        3. 18. Disposal of certain property.

      4. Educational endowments and trusts

        1. 19. Educational endowments.

        2. 20. Variation of trust deeds.

      5. Miscellaneous

        1. 21. Directions by Secretary of State.

        2. 22. College development plans.

        3. 23. Duty of boards of management as regards recorded children.

        4. 24. Mismanagement by boards.

        5. 25. Closure of colleges and dissolution of boards of management.

        6. 26. Abolition of college councils.

        7. 27. Information as to provision of further education.

    4. Chapter IV Transitory and transitional provisions

      1. Property and contracts

        1. 28. Control of disposal of certain land etc.

        2. 29. Control of disposal and removal of other property.

        3. 30. Restriction on education authority entering into certain contracts.

      2. Enforcement of sections 28 to 30

        1. 31. Disposals and contracts without consent.

        2. 32. Recovery of loss and damages.

        3. 33. Avoidance of certain contractual terms.

      3. Transitional

        1. 34. Transitional provisions as regards college councils.

    5. Chapter V General

      1. 35. Service of documents etc.

      2. 36. Interpretation of Part I.

  3. Part II Higher education

    1. The funding council

      1. 37. Scottish Higher Education Funding Council.

      2. 38. Meaning of higher education.

      3. 39. Assessment of quality of education provided by institutions.

    2. Funds

      1. 40. Administration of funds.

      2. 41. Administration of funds: supplementary.

      3. 42. Grants.

    3. Further functions

      1. 43. Further functions.

    4. Designated institutions

      1. 44. Designation of institutions.

      2. 45. Power of Privy Council in relation to designated institutions.

      3. 46. Establishment of new institutions by the Secretary of State.

      4. 47. Closure of institutions.

      5. 48. Power to award degrees etc.

      6. 49. Change of name by institutions.

    5. General

      1. 50. Duty to give information to the Council.

      2. 51. Efficiency studies.

      3. 52. Exercise of powers of Privy Council.

      4. 53. Inspection of accounts.

      5. 54. Directions.

      6. 55. Amendment of section 7 of the Teaching Council (Scotland) Act 1965.

      7. 56. Interpretation of Part II.

  4. Part III Miscellaneous

    1. 57. Finance.

    2. 58. Stamp duty.

    3. 59. Temporary exclusion of section 5 of Data Protection Act 1984 in relation to data transferred to new bodies.

    4. 59A. Joint exercise of certain functions.

    5. 60. Regulations and orders.

    6. 61. Interpretation.

    7. 62. Transitional provisions, miscellaneous amendments and repeals.

    8. 63. Short title, commencement and extent.

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