The South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (Incorporation) Order 2011

Statutory Instruments

2011 No. 2974

Education, England

The South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (Incorporation) Order 2011

Made

10th December 2011

Laid before Parliament

14th December 2011

Coming into force

4th January 2012

The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(a) and (5) and 17(2)(b) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992(1) (“the Act”).

In accordance with section 51(3)(a) of the Act, this Order is made for the purpose of giving effect to a proposal for the establishment of a body corporate under section 16(1)(a) of the Act by the Chief Executive of Skills Funding.

1.  This Order may be cited as the South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (Incorporation) Order 2011 and comes into force on 4th January 2012.

2.  There is established a body corporate called “the South Gloucestershire and Stroud College”, for the purpose of establishing and conducting as from the operative date a new educational institution of that name.

3.  The operative date in relation to the further education corporation established by this Order is 5th January 2012.

John Hayes

Minister of State for Further Education, Skills and Lifelong Learning

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

10th December 2011

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order establishes a further education corporation called “the South Gloucestershire and Stroud College” under section 16(1)(a) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 for the purpose of conducting the educational institution called by the same name. It appoints 5th January 2012 as the operative date for the purposes of Part I of that Act, being the date from which the further education corporation shall operate the college.

An Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no wider impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies. The impact on the public sector is minimal.

(1)

1992 c. 13; section 17(1) was amended by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30), Schedule 3, paragraph 7; section 51(3)(a) was amended by S.I. 2010/1080, article 2(1), Schedule 1, Part 1, paragraphs 18, 21(c).