Statutory Instruments
EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES
Made
5th July 1994
Laid before Parliament
5th July 1994
Coming into force
1st August 1994
Whereas in accordance with section 51(1)(c) and 51(2)(a) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992(1) ("the Act") and regulations 3 and 4 of the Education (Publication of Draft Proposals and Orders) (Further Education Corporations) Regulations 1992(2) ("the Regulations") the Further Education Funding Council for England ("the Council") has published a draft of a proposal for the dissolution by the Secretary of State under section 27 of the Act of the further education corporation known as Epsom School of Art and Design(3) ("the School");
Whereas in accordance with section 51(1)(c) and 51(2)(b) of the Act and regulation 5 of the Regulations the Council has considered representations about the draft proposal and in accordance with section 51(1)(c) and 51(2)(c) of the Act has sent copies of the draft and representations to the Secretary of State for Education;
And whereas pursuant to the draft proposal the Council has proposed the dissolution of the School by the Secretary of State under section 27 of the Act;
Now therefore in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 27 of the Act the Secretary of State for Education after consulting the School and with the consent of the higher education corporation known as West Surrey College of Art and Design(4) ("the College") hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Epsom School of Art and Design (Dissolution) Order 1994 and shall come into force on 1st August 1994.
2. On 1st August 1994 the School shall be dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to the College, being a body corporate established for purposes which include the provision of educational facilities or services.
3. Section 26(2), (3) and (4) of the Act shall apply to any person employed by the School immediately before 1st August 1994 as if the references in that section-“
(a)to a person to whom that section applies were to a person so employed;
(b)to the operative date were to 1st August 1994;
(c)to the transferor were to the School; and
(d)to the corporation were to the College.
Tim Boswell
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Education
5th July 1994
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order dissolves the further education corporation established to conduct Epsom School of Art and Design. It provides that the property, rights and liabilities of the school transfer to West Surrey College of Art and Design and secures the rights of employees by applying section 26(2) to (4) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.
S.I. 1992/2361.
Established under section 15 of the Act by the Education (Further Education Corporations) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2097).
Established under section 121 of the Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40) by the Education (Higher Education Corporations) Order 1988 (S.I. 1988/1799).