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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-further-education-funding-council-establishment-scotland-order-1998/article-4",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1998/2887",
  "legislation_title": "The Scottish Further Education Funding Council (Establishment) (Scotland) Order 1998",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-further-education-funding-council-establishment-scotland-order-1998",
  "path": "article/4",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Functions in respect of further education to be exercisable by the Council",
  "text": "The functions of the Secretary of State which may be exercised on his behalf by the Council are–\n(a) his duty under subsection (1) (as read with subsection (2)) of section 1 of the Act (duty of the Secretary of State to secure provision of further education) to the extent that it can be exercised by use of the powers and functions specified in paragraphs (b) to (e) below;\n(b) his power under subsection (1) of section 3 of the Act (powers of the Secretary of State), except in relation to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) to (c) of that subsection;\n(c) all his functions under section 4 of the Act (funding of further education);\n(d) his power to give consent in relation to the matters specified in subsection (7)(a) of section 12 of the Act (Boards of Management);\n(e) his power to give consent under section 18 of the Act (disposal of certain property).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2887/article/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:15:06.717860+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."
}