Education Reform Act 1988

The Further Education Act 1985 (c. 47)

92 (1) Section 1 of the Further Education Act 1985 (supply of goods and services through further education establishments) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1), for the words “a further education establishment” there shall be substituted the words “an institution which provides higher education or further education (or both)”.

(3) In subsection (2), for the word “establishment” there shall be substituted the word “institution”.

93 (1) Section 2 of that Act (powers of local authorities with respect to agreements for supply of goods and services through further education establishments) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)(a), for the words “a further education establishment provided by them” there shall be substituted the words “an institution which is maintained by them and provides higher education or further education (or both)”.

(3) In subsection (2), for paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—

“(a) to a corporation established under section 121 or 122 of the Education Reform Act 1988;

(b) to a company responsible for conducting an institution which—

(i) provides higher education or further education (or both); and

(ii) is either within the PCFC funding sector or is assisted by a local education authority;

(c) where such an institution as is mentioned in paragraph (b) above is not conducted by a company, to the governing body of the institution; or

(d) to a body corporate in which such a corporation or company as is mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) above has a holding such as is mentioned in subsection (8) below,”.

(4) In subsection (2), for the words “establishment which he provides” there shall be substituted the words “institution conducted by the corporation, company or governing body”.

(5) In subsection (8), for the words “and (2)(b)” there shall be substituted the words “and (2)(d)”.

94 In section 3(8)(a) (financial and accounting provisions), for the word “establishment”, in both places where it occurs, there shall be substituted the word “institution”.