# The Designation of Regional Colleges (Scotland) Order 2014

S.S.I. 2014/22 · made 22 January 2014

This Order designates each of the ten colleges of further education listed in article 2(1) as a regional college. Article 2(2) provides that the designation of each college of further education as a regional college remains in force notwithstanding any change of name of the college of further education.

Made under: Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (Section 7A, Section 34)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-regional-colleges-scotland-order-2014/pdf/ssi_20140022_en.pdf; Policy Note https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-regional-colleges-scotland-order-2014/pdf/ssipn_20140022_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Education
Made 22nd January 2014
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 24th January 2014
Coming into force 3rd March 2014
The Scottish Ministers make the following order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7A(1) and 34(2) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 7A(2) of that Act, they have consulted with the boards of management of the colleges to which this Order relates, the representatives of any trade union which the colleges recognise or which otherwise appear to the Scottish Ministers to be representative of the colleges’ staff, the colleges’ students’ associations, the local authorities for the areas in which the colleges are situated, the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council and any other person appearing to them as likely to be affected by the Order.

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Designation of Regional Colleges (Scotland) Order 2014 and comes into force on 3rd March 2014.

## 2 Designation of Regional Colleges

(1) The following colleges of further education whose boards of management are established in pursuance of Part 1 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 are designated as regional colleges—
The Board of Management of Ayrshire College;
The Board of Management of Borders College;
The Board of Management of Dumfries and Galloway College;
The Board of Management of Dundee and Angus College;
The Board of Management of Edinburgh College;
The Board of Management of Fife College;
The Board of Management of Forth Valley College of Further and Higher Education;
The Board of Management of North East Scotland College;
The Board of Management of West College Scotland;
The Board of Management of West Lothian College.
(2) The designation of a college of further education as a regional college by paragraph (1) remains in effect notwithstanding any change of name of the college of further education.

## Signature

MICHAEL RUSSELL
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
22nd January 2014

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order designates each of the ten colleges of further education listed in article 2(1) as a regional college. Article 2(2) provides that the designation of each college of further education as a regional college remains in force notwithstanding any change of name of the college of further education.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2014/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/designation-of-regional-colleges-scotland-order-2014
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