Paragraph 1 Interpretation

In this Instrument of Government—

(a)

“the Corporation” means the further education corporation known as “Middlesbrough College”,
“this Instrument” means this Instrument of Government,
“the Secretary of State” means the Secretary of State for Education;

(b)

“business member”, “co-opted member”, “independent member”, “staff member” and “student member” have the meanings ascribed to them in clause 2;

(c)

references, in relation to the Corporation, to the institution are references—

(i)

in relation to any time before the operative date (as defined in section 17(2) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992) applicable in relation to the Corporation, to the institution the Corporation are established to conduct, and

(ii)

in relation to any later time, to any institution for the time being conducted by the Corporation in exercise of their powers under the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;

(d)

references, in relation to the Corporation, to a variable category are references to any category of members in relation to which the number applicable in accordance with clause 2 is subject to variation;

(e)

unless the context otherwise requires, a reference to—

(i)

a numbered clause is a reference to the clause so numbered in this Instrument, and

(ii)

a numbered paragraph is a reference to the paragraph so numbered in the clause in which the reference appears; and

(f)

words importing one gender shall import all genders, the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa (unless the context otherwise requires) and the headings are included for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Instrument.