The Salisbury College (Dissolution) Order 2007

Statutory Instruments

2007 No. 3473

education, england

The Salisbury College (Dissolution) Order 2007

Made

3rd December 2007

Laid before Parliament

10th December 2007

Coming into force

1st January 2008

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 27 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992(1) (“the Act”).

In accordance with section 51 of the Act, he has received a proposal for the dissolution of the further education corporation known as Salisbury College (2) (“the corporation”) from the Learning and Skills Council for England.

In accordance with section 27(7)(a) of the Act, he has consulted the corporation. In accordance with section 27(2), the Order is made with the consent of the further education corporation known as Wiltshire College (3) (“Wiltshire College”).

1.  This Order may be cited as the Salisbury College (Dissolution) Order 2007 and comes into force on 1st January 2008.

2.  On 1st January 2008 the corporation shall be dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to Wiltshire College, 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 the corporation immediately before 1st January 2008 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 1st January 2008;

(c) to the transferor were to the corporation; and

(d) to the corporation were to Wiltshire College.

Bill Rammell

Minister of State

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

3rd December 2007

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order dissolves with effect from 1st January 2008 the further education corporation established to conduct Salisbury College. It provides for the transfer of its property, rights and liabilities to Wiltshire College and secures the rights of its employees by applying section 26(2) to (4) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business.

(1)

1992 c.13; section 27 was amended by S.I. 2005/3238, Schedule 1, paragraph 16; section 51 was amended by S.I. 2005/3238, Schedule 1, paragraph 21.

(2)

Established by the Education (Further Education Corporations) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2097).

(3)

Established by the Wiltshire College (Incorporation) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2145).