Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005

11 Administration of funds

(1) The Council is, for the purposes of—

(a) providing support (whether financial or otherwise) for the activities specified in subsection (3); and

(b) exercising its other functions,

responsible for administering the funds mentioned in subsection (2).

(2) The funds are—

(a) all grants made to it under sections 9 and 10; and

(b) any other funds made available to it for those purposes.

(3) The activities are—

(a) the provision of fundable further education and fundable higher education by the fundable bodies;

(b) the undertaking of research among the fundable bodies;

(c) the—

(i) provision of such facilities; and

(ii) the carrying on of such other activities,

by the fundable bodies or any other person as are necessary or desirable for the purposes of or in connection with an activity specified in paragraph (a) or (b);

(d) the provision of services by the fundable bodies or any other person for the purposes of or in connection with an activity specified in paragraph (a) or (b).