(1)Sections 1 to 3 above extend to England and Wales only.
(2)Section 4 above extends to England and Wales and Scotland.
(3)Section 5 above extends to Northern Ireland only.
(4)This section and sections 7 and 8 below extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
(1)Section 4 above shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, and different days may be appointed under this subsection for England and Wales and for Scotland.
(2)Sections 5 and 6 above, this section and section 8 below shall come into force on the day this Act is passed.
(3)Subject to subsections (1) and (2) above, this Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Power of appointment conferred by s. 7(1) partly exercised: S.I. 1985/1429, art. 2; 1987/1335
(1)This Act may be cited as the Further Education Act 1985.
F1(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)This Act, except sections 4 and 5 above, shall be construed as one with the [F2the Education Act 1996.].
Textual Amendments
F1S. 8(2) repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt.I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39).
F2Words in s. 8(3) substituted (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(1), 583(2), Sch. 37 Pt.1 (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39).