Introductory text

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 9(6) and (7) and 34(2) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005^f1 (“the Act”) and of all other powers enabling them to do so.

The Scottish Ministers have laid before the Scottish Parliament a proposed draft of this Order and a statement of their reasons for proposing to make it; publicised the proposed draft of this Order; invited written representations on the proposed draft of this Order; and had regard to any written representations about the proposed draft of this Order, all in accordance with section 9(13) and (15) of the Act.

The Scottish Ministers have laid before the Scottish Parliament a statement summarising all written representations about the proposed draft of this Order to which they had regard under section 9(13)(d) of the Act; the changes (if any) made to the proposed draft of this Order in light of the representations; and any reasons for making, or not making, changes in light of the representations, all in accordance with section 9(14) of the Act.