Explanatory note

This Order designates for the purposes of section 26 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 certain staff who are employed by the North Derbyshire Tertiary College to work at that college immediately before 31^st December 2002. These are the staff named in Parts I, II, III or IV of the Schedule to this Order.

31^st December 2002 is the date on which the corporation established to conduct North Derbyshire Tertiary College is to be dissolved under section 27 of that Act. On that date, all the corporation’s property, rights and liabilities will transfer to other bodies.

In designating these staff, the Order provides for the protection of their employment rights. It does so by applying section 26 (2) to (5) of the 1992 Act and a modified section 26 (1) of that Act.

The contracts of employment of the designated staff will pass to one of either Chesterfield College, North Nottinghamshire College or The Derbyshire County Council.

Part I of the Schedule lists the names of those employees whose contracts of employment will pass to Chesterfield College. Part II of the Schedule lists the names of those employees whose contracts of employment will pass to the North Nottinghamshire College. Part III of the Schedule lists the names of those employees whose contracts of employment will pass to The Derbyshire County Council.

Part IV of the Schedule lists the names of those employees who have more than one contract of employment with the North Derbyshire Tertiary College. On dissolution, each contract of employment will pass to one of either Chesterfield College, North Nottinghamshire College or The Derbyshire County Council.