Technical and Further Education Act 2017

Valid from 31/01/2019

14Interpretation of ChapterE+W

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(1)In this Chapter—

  • the court”, in relation to a further education body, means the court having jurisdiction to wind up the body;

  • education administration application” has the meaning given by section 18;

  • education administration order” has the meaning given by section 17.

(2)For the purposes of this Chapter an application made to the court is outstanding if it—

(a)has not yet been granted or dismissed, and

(b)has not been withdrawn.

(3)An application is not to be taken as having been dismissed if an appeal against the dismissal of the application, or a subsequent appeal, is pending.

(4)An appeal is to be treated as pending for this purpose if—

(a)an appeal has been brought and has not been determined or withdrawn,

(b)an application for permission to appeal has been made but has not been determined or withdrawn, or

(c)no appeal has been brought and the period for bringing one is still running.

(5)In relation to a further education body that is a statutory corporation, a reference in this Chapter to a provision of the Insolvency Act 1986 is to that provision as it applies to the body by virtue of section 6.