2.—(1) The following colleges of further education whose boards of management are established in pursuance of Part 1 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992(1) are designated as regional colleges—
The Board of Management of Ayrshire College(2);
The Board of Management of Borders College(3);
The Board of Management of Dumfries and Galloway College(4);
The Board of Management of Dundee and Angus College(5);
The Board of Management of Edinburgh College(6);
The Board of Management of Fife College(7);
The Board of Management of Forth Valley College of Further and Higher Education(8);
The Board of Management of North East Scotland College(9);
The Board of Management of West College Scotland(10);
The Board of Management of West Lothian College(11).
(2) The designation of a college of further education as a regional college by paragraph (1) remains in effect notwithstanding any change of name of the college of further education.
1992 c.37. A “college of further education” is defined as the governing body of the college by section 35(1) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 6), as amended by paragraph 8(23)(a)(i) of the schedule to the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 12).
Ayrshire College is prescribed by S.I. 1992/1597. The name of Ayrshire College was changed from Ayr College on 1st August 2013 in accordance with section 3(4) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c.37) (“the 1992 Act”). Section 3(4) of the 1992 Act was amended by section 30 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 6) (“the 2005 Act”).
Borders College is prescribed by S.I. 1992/1597.
Dumfries and Galloway College is prescribed by S.I. 1992/1597. The name of Dumfries and Galloway College was changed from Dumfries and Galloway College of Technology by S.I. 1994/2618.
Dundee and Angus College is prescribed by S.I. 1992/1597. The name of Dundee and Angus College was changed from Dundee College on 1st November 2013 in accordance with section 3(4) of the 1992 Act. Section 3(4) of the 1992 Act was amended by section 30 of the 2005 Act. The name of Dundee College was changed from Dundee College of Further Education by S.I. 1993/1891.
Edinburgh College is prescribed by S.I. 1992/1597. The name of Edinburgh College was changed from Edinburgh’s Telford College on 10th June 2013 in accordance with section 3(4) of the 1992 Act. Section 3(4) of the 1992 Act was amended by section 30 of the 2005 Act. The name of Edinburgh’s Telford College was changed from Telford College by S.I. 1995/2960.
Fife College is prescribed by S.I. 1992/1597. The name of Fife College was changed from Carnegie College on 1st August 2013 in accordance with section 3(4) of the 1992 Act. The name of Carnegie College was changed from Lauder College on 30th November 2007 in accordance with section 3(4) of the 1992 Act. Section 3(4) of the 1992 Act was amended by section 30 of the 2005 Act.
Forth Valley College of Further and Higher Education is prescribed by S.I. 1992/1597. The name of Forth Valley College of Further and Higher Education was changed from Falkirk College of Further and Higher Education by S.S.I. 2005/317. The name of Falkirk College of Further and Higher Education was changed from Falkirk College of Technology by S.I. 1995/2960.
North East Scotland College is prescribed by S.I. 1992/1597. The name of North East Scotland College was changed from Aberdeen College on 1st November 2013 in accordance with section 3(4) of the 1992 Act. Section 3(4) of the 1992 Act was amended by section 30 of the 2005 Act. The name of Aberdeen College was changed from Aberdeen College of Further Education by S.I. 1993/1891.
West College Scotland is prescribed by S.I. 1992/1597. The name of West College Scotland was changed from Clydebank College on 1st August 2013 in accordance with section 3(4) of the 1992 Act. Section 3(4) of the 1992 Act was amended by section 30 of the 2005 Act.
West Lothian College is prescribed by S.I. 1992/1597.