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The Farnham College (Dissolution) Order 2007

S.I. 2007/1751 · Made 19 June 2007

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education, england

Made 19th June 2007

Laid before Parliament 26th June 2007

Coming into force 1st August 2007

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 27 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992f1 (“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 Farnham College f2 (“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 Guildford College of Further and Higher Education f3 (“Guildford College”).

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

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.

f2

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

f3

Established by the Education (Further Education Corporations) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2097) under the name of Guildford College of Technology, and was renamed Guildford College of Further and Higher Education in February 1993.

Contents

  1. 1Article 1
  2. 2Article 2
  3. 3Article 3
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1

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

2

On 1st August 2007 the corporation shall be dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to Guildford 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 August 2007 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 August 2007;

(c)

to the transferor were to the corporation; and

(d)

to the corporation were to Guildford College.

Signature

Bill Rammell

Minister of State

Department for Education and Skills

19th June 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order dissolves with effect from 1st August 2007 the further education corporation established to conduct Farnham College. It provides for the transfer of its property, rights and liabilities to Guildford College of Further and Higher Education 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.