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Technical and Further Education Act 2017

2017 c. 19 · Enacted 27 April 2017 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision about technical and further education.[27th April 2017]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Technical education
  2. 1The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
  3. 2Information about technical education: access to English schools
  4. Part 2: Further education bodies: insolvency etc
  5. Chapter 1: Introduction
  6. 3Overview
  7. 4“Further education body”
  8. 5Other key definitions
  9. Chapter 2: Application of normal insolvency to statutory corporations
  10. 6Application of normal insolvency procedures
  11. 7Application of other insolvency law
  12. 8Records etc
  13. Chapter 3: Restrictions on use of normal insolvency procedures
  14. 9Making of ordinary administration orders
  15. 10Administrator appointments by creditors etc
  16. 11Winding-up order
  17. 12Voluntary winding up
  18. 13Enforcement of security
  19. 14Interpretation of Chapter
  20. Chapter 4: Further education bodies: special administration
  21. Introduction to education administration
  22. 15Overview of Chapter
  23. 16Objective of education administration
  24. Process
  25. 17Education administration order
  26. 18Application for education administration order
  27. 19Grounds for making an education administration order
  28. 20Powers of the court on hearing an application
  29. 21Appointment of two or more education administrators
  30. 22Duty to dismiss ordinary administration application
  31. 23Status of education administrator
  32. Functions of administrator and conduct of administration
  33. 24General functions of education administrator
  34. 25Transfer schemes
  35. 26Conduct of administration
  36. Financial support for bodies in education administration
  37. 27Grants and loans where education administration order is made
  38. 28Indemnities where education administration order is made
  39. 29Indemnities: repayment by further education bodies etc
  40. 30Guarantees where education administration order is made
  41. 31Guarantees: repayment by further education body etc
  42. Supplementary
  43. 32Education administration rules
  44. 33Application of other insolvency law
  45. 34Modification of this Chapter under the Enterprise Act 2002
  46. 35Interpretation of Chapter
  47. Chapter 5: Trust property held by sixth form college corporations
  48. 36Trust property held by sixth form college corporations
  49. Chapter 6: Restrictions on other dissolution procedures
  50. 37Restrictions on dissolution of further education corporation
  51. 38Restrictions on dissolution of sixth form college corporation
  52. Chapter 7: Disqualification of officers
  53. 39Disqualification of officers
  54. Part 3: Other provision to do with further education
  55. 40Information for Secretary of State about further education
  56. 41Careers advice in further education institutions: Ofsted inspection
  57. Part 4: General
  58. 42Power to make transitional provision
  59. 43Power to make consequential provision
  60. 44Regulations: general
  61. 45Affirmative and negative resolution procedures
  62. 46Extent
  63. 47Commencement
  64. 48Short title
  65. Schedule 1: The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
  66. 1Paragraph 1
  67. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  68. 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
  69. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  70. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  71. 6Paragraph 6
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  93. 28Paragraph 28
  94. 29Paragraph 29
  95. 30Paragraph 30
  96. 31Paragraph 31
  97. 32Paragraph 32 Repealed
  98. 33Paragraph 33 Repealed
  99. 34Paragraph 34 Repealed
  100. 35Paragraph 35 Repealed
  101. Schedule 2: Education administration: transfer schemes
  102. Power to make a transfer scheme
  103. 1Paragraph 1
  104. 2Paragraph 2
  105. Procedural requirements: consent and approval
  106. 3Paragraph 3
  107. 4Paragraph 4
  108. Modifying a scheme after it takes effect
  109. 5Paragraph 5
  110. Property, rights and liabilities that may be transferred
  111. 6Paragraph 6
  112. 6AParagraph 6A
  113. 7Paragraph 7
  114. Proof of title by certificate
  115. 8Paragraph 8
  116. Interpretation
  117. 9Paragraph 9
  118. Schedule 3: Conduct of education administration: statutory corporations
  119. Introductory
  120. 1Paragraph 1
  121. General modifications
  122. 2Paragraph 2
  123. Specific modifications to Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986
  124. 3Paragraph 3
  125. 4Paragraph 4
  126. 5Paragraph 5
  127. 6Paragraph 6
  128. 7Paragraph 7
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  154. 33Paragraph 33
  155. 34Paragraph 34
  156. 35Paragraph 35
  157. 36Paragraph 36
  158. 37Paragraph 37
  159. Specific modifications to section 251 of the Insolvency Act 1986
  160. 38Paragraph 38
  161. Power to add modifications
  162. 39Paragraph 39
  163. Schedule 4: Conduct of education administration: companies
  164. Introductory
  165. 1Paragraph 1
  166. General modifications
  167. 2Paragraph 2
  168. Specific modifications to Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986
  169. 3Paragraph 3
  170. 4Paragraph 4
  171. 5Paragraph 5
  172. 6Paragraph 6
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  184. 17AParagraph 17A
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  196. 29Paragraph 29
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  198. 31Paragraph 31
  199. 32Paragraph 32
  200. 34Paragraph 34
  201. 35Paragraph 35
  202. Specific modifications to section 251 of the Insolvency Act 1986
  203. 36Paragraph 36
  204. Power to add modifications
  205. 37Paragraph 37