{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/further-and-higher-education-act-1992/section-33I",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/further-and-higher-education-act-1992/section-33I.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1992/13",
  "legislation_title": "Further and Higher Education Act 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/further-and-higher-education-act-1992",
  "path": "section/33I",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "33I",
  "heading": "Constitution of sixth form college corporation and conduct of sixth form college",
  "text": "(1) For every sixth form college corporation there is to be—\n(a) an instrument providing for the constitution of the corporation (to be known as the instrument of government), and\n(b) an instrument in accordance with which the corporation, and the relevant sixth form college, are to be conducted (to be known as articles of government).\n(2) Instruments of government and articles of government—\n(a) must comply with the requirements of ...Schedule 4, and\n(b) subject to that, may make such other provision as may be necessary or desirable.\n(3) Subsection (2) is subject to section 33J.\n(4) The validity of any proceedings of a sixth form college corporation, or of any committee of the corporation, is not affected by—\n(a) a vacancy among the members, or\n(b) a defect in the appointment or nomination of a member.\n(5) Subsection (6) applies to a document purporting to be an instrument made or issued by or on behalf of a sixth form college corporation and to be—\n(a) duly executed under the seal of the corporation, or\n(b) signed or executed by a person authorised by the corporation to act in that behalf.\n(6) The document is to be received in evidence and treated, without further proof, as being made or issued by or on behalf of the corporation unless the contrary is shown.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 33A-33N and cross-heading inserted (12.1.2010 for the insertion of ss. 33A-33J, 33M, 33N, 1.4.2010 in so far as not already in force) by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), s. 269(4), Sch. 8 para. 3; S.I. 2009/3317, art. 2, Sch.; S.I. 2010/303, art. 3, Sch. 2 (with arts. 9-11)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 33I(2)(a) omitted (1.9.2014) by virtue of Further and Higher Education (Governance and Information) (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 1), s. 11(2), Sch. 2 para. 1(b); S.I. 2014/1706, art. 3(h)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "S. 33I(2)(b) substituted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 12 para. 16(b); S.I. 2012/924, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/13/section/33I",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:36:11.514536+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}