The Ridge College, Stockport and Margaret Danyers College (Dissolution) Order 1995

Made20th July 1995

Laid before Parliament21st July 1995

Coming into force15th August 1995

Whereas the Secretary of State for Education has received a proposal from the Further Education Funding Council for England, made in accordance with section 51 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 1 (“the Act”), for the dissolution under section 27 of the Act of the further education corporations known as The Ridge College, Stockport and Margaret Danyers College 2 (“the Old Corporations”);

Now therefore in exercise of the power conferred on her by section 27 of the Act the Secretary of State after consulting the Old Corporations and with the consent of the further education corporation known as Ridge Danyers College 3 (“the New Corporation”) hereby makes the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as The Ridge College, Stockport and Margaret Danyers College (Dissolution) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 15th August 1995.

2

On 15th August 1995 the Old Corporations shall be dissolved and all of their respective property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to the New Corporation, being a body corporate established for purposes which include the provision of educational facilities or services.

3

Section 26(2), (3) and (4) of the Act shall apply to any person employed by either of the Old Corporations immediately before 15th August 1995 as if the references in that section—

a

to a person to whom that section applies were to a person so employed;

b

to the operative date were to 15th August 1995;

c

to the transferor were to either of the Old Corporations (as the case may be); and

d

to the corporation were to the New Corporation.

James PaiceParliamentary Under Secretary of State,Department for Education and Employment20th July 1995

(This Note is not Part of the Order)

This Order dissolves the further education corporations established to conduct The Ridge College, Stockport and Margaret Danyers College. It provides that the property, rights and liabilities of the two colleges transfer to The Ridge Danyers College and secures the rights of employees by applying section 26(2) to (4) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.