# Education Reform Act 1988, Section 123A: Principal powers of a higher education corporation in England

Extent: E+W

(1) A higher education corporation in England has power—
(a) to provide higher education;
(b) to provide further education;
(c) to provide secondary education suitable to the requirements of persons who have attained the age of 14 years;
(d) to provide education which is secondary education by virtue of section 2(2B) of the Education Act 1996 (definition of secondary education);
(e) to participate in the provision of secondary education at a school; and
(f) to carry out research and to publish the results of the research or any other material arising out of or connected with it in such manner as the corporation think fit.
(2) A higher education corporation in England may not provide education of a kind specified in subsection (1)(c) or (d) unless they have consulted such local authorities as they consider appropriate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/40/section/123A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-reform-act-1988/section-123A
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