Part VMiscellaneous and general

Other miscellaneous provisions

142Further and higher education corporations: secondary education

(1)

Section 18 of the M1Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (further education corporation: principal powers) shall be amended as follows—

(a)

for subsection (1)(aa) substitute—

“(aa)

provide secondary education to persons who would, if they were pupils at a school, be in the fourth key stage,

(ab)

provide education which is secondary education by virtue of section 2(2B) of the M2Education Act 1996 (definition of secondary education),

(ac)

participate in the provision of secondary education at a school,”, and

(b)

after subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)

A further education corporation may not provide education of a kind specified in subsection (1)(aa), (ab) or (ac) above unless they have consulted such local education authorities as they consider appropriate.”

(2)

Section 124 of the M3Education Reform Act 1988 (higher education corporation: powers) shall be amended as follows—

(a)

after subsection (1)(b) insert—

“(ba)

to provide secondary education to persons who would, if they were pupils at a school, be in the fourth key stage,

(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,”, and

(b)

after subsection (1) insert—

“(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 local education authorities as they consider appropriate.”