Further and Higher Education Act 1992

Part III U.K. Miscellaneous and general

82 Joint exercise of functions. E+W+S

(1) Any two or more councils may exercise jointly any of their functions where it appears to them that to do so—

(a) will be more efficient, or

(b) will enable them more effectively to discharge any of their functions.

(2) Any two or more councils shall, if directed to do so by the Secretary of State, jointly make provision for the assessment by a person appointed by them of matters relating to the arrangements made by each institution in Great Britain which is within the higher education sector for maintaining academic standards in the institution.

(3) In this section—

(a) “council” means a higher education funding council, a further education funding council or the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, and

(b) references to institutions within the higher education sector include institutions within the higher education sector within the meaning of Part II of the M1 Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992.

Extent Information

E1 S. 82 extends to Great Britain see s. 94(5).

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 82 modified (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 5, Sch.2.

C2 S. 82 amended (30.6.1999) by S.I. 1999/1756, art. 2, Sch. para.13.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 82 wholly in force at 6.5.1992 see s. 94(3) and S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

Marginal Citations

M1 1992 c. 37.

83 Efficiency studies. E+W

(1) A further education funding council or a higher education funding council may arrange for the promotion or carrying out by any person of studies designed to improve economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the management or operations of an institution within the further education sector or, as the case may be, the higher education sector.

(2) A person promoting or carrying out such studies at the request of a council may require the governing body of the institution concerned—

(a) to furnish the person, or any person authorised by him, with such information, and

(b) to make available to him, or any person so authorised, for inspection their accounts and such other documents,

as the person may reasonably require for that purpose.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3 S. 83(2) modified (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/563, art. 2, Sch.2

Commencement Information

I2 S. 83 wholly in force at 6.5.1992 see s. 94(3) and S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

84 Effect of agreements made before date of transfer. E+W

(1) This section applies where—

(a) (apart from this section) any land or other property of a local authority would on any date (“the date of transfer”) be transferred under Part I of this Act or Part II of the M2 Education Reform Act 1988 to the governing body of an institution within the further education sector or the higher education sector, and

(b) at any time before that date the authority, the governing body of the institution and the governing body of any other institution which will on that date be an institution within the further education sector or the higher education sector have agreed in writing that the land or property should be transferred on that or a subsequent date to the governing body of that other institution.

(2) If the Secretary of State has approved the agreement at any time before the date of transfer, Part I of this Act or, as the case may be, Part II of the M3 Education Reform Act 1988 shall have effect as if they required the property to be transferred in accordance with the agreement.

(3) References in this section to anything done include anything done before the passing of this Act.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C4 S. 84(1) modified (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1993/563, art. 2, Sch.1

Commencement Information

I3 S. 84 wholly in force at 6.5.1992 see s. 94(3) and S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

Marginal Citations

M2 1988 c. 40.

M3 1988 c. 40.

85 Finance and government of locally funded further and higher education. E+W

(1) Chapter III of Part II of the M4 Education Reform Act 1988 (finance and government of locally funded further and higher education) shall cease to have effect; and section 156 of that Act (government and conduct of certain further and higher education institutions) shall cease to have effect in relation to designated assisted institutions.

(2) A local education authority shall have the following powers in relation to any institution, not within the further education sector or the higher education sector, which is maintained by them in the exercise of their further or higher education functions.

(3) The authority may—

(a) make such provision as they think fit in respect of the government of the institution (including replacing any instrument of government or articles of government of the institution made under that Chapter or that section), and

(b) delegate to the governing body of the institution such functions relating to the management of the finances of the institution, and such other functions relating to the management of the institution (including the appointment and dismissal of staff), as the authority may determine.

Commencement Information

I4 S. 85 wholly in force at 1.4.1993 see s. 94(3) and S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 3

Marginal Citations

M4 1988 c. 40.

Valid from 01/10/2002

[F1 85A Nuisance or disturbance on educational premises U.K.

(1) Any person who without lawful authority is present on premises to which this section applies and causes or permits nuisance or disturbance to the annoyance of persons who lawfully use those premises (whether or not any such persons are present at the time) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

(2) This section applies to premises, including playing fields and other premises for outdoor recreation, of—

(a) any institution (other than a school) which is maintained by a local education authority and provides further education or higher education (or both), and

(b) any institution within the further education sector.

(3) If—

(a) a police constable, or

(b) a person whom the appropriate authority have authorised to exercise the power conferred by this subsection,

has reasonable cause to suspect that any person is committing or has committed an offence under this section, he may remove him from the premises in question.

(4) In subsection (3) “the appropriate authority” means—

(a) in relation to premises of an institution such as is mentioned in subsection (2)(a), a local education authority, and

(b) in relation to premises of an institution within the further education sector, the governing body.

(5) No proceedings under this section shall be brought by any person other than—

(a) a police constable, or

(b) an authorised person.

(6) In subsection (5) “authorised person” means—

(a) in relation to an offence committed on premises of an institution such as is mentioned in subsection (2)(a), a local education authority, and

(b) in relation to an offence committed on premises of an institution within the further education sector, a person whom the governing body have authorised to bring such proceedings.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 85A inserted (1.10.2002 for E., otherwise prosp.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 206, 216, Sch. 20 para. 2 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3

86 Temporary exclusion of section 5 of Data Protection Act 1984 in relation to data transferred to new bodies. E+W

(1) Where personal data are transferred under any provision of this Act to a body corporate established under this Act, section 5(1) of the M5 Data Protection Act 1984 (prohibition of unregistered holding, etc, of personal data) shall not apply in relation to the holding by that body corporate of the data so transferred or any data of the same description as the data so transferred until the end of the period of six months beginning—

(a) in the case of a body established to conduct an educational institution, the date on which the body begins to conduct the institution, and

(b) in any other case, when the body is established.

(2) Expressions used in subsection (1) above and in that Act have the same meaning in that subsection as in that Act.

Commencement Information

I5 S. 86 wholly in force 6.5.1992 see s. 94(3) and S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

Marginal Citations

M5 1984 c. 35.

87 Transfers of property, etc: supplementary provision. E+W

Schedule 7 to this Act has effect to supplement the provisions of this Act relating to the transfer of property, rights and liabilities.

Commencement Information

I6 S. 87 wholly in force at 30.9.1992 see s. 94(3) and S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 2

88 Stamp duty. U.K.

(1) Subject to subsection (2) below, stamp duty shall not be chargeable in respect of any transfer effected under or by virtue of any of the following sections of this Act: 23, 25, 27, 32, 34, 40(5) and (7), 63 and 80.

(2) No instrument (other than a statutory instrument) made or executed under or in pursuance of any of the provisions mentioned in subsection (1) shall be treated as duly stamped unless it is stamped with the duty to which it would, but for this section (and, if applicable, section 129 of the M6 Finance Act 1982), be liable or it has, in accordance with the provisions of section 12 of the M7 Stamp Act 1891, been stamped with a particular stamp denoting that it is not chargeable with any duty or that it has been duly stamped.

Commencement Information

I7 S. 88 wholly in force at 6.5.1992 see s. 94(3) and S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

Marginal Citations

M6 1982 c. 39.

M7 1891 c. 39.

89 Orders, regulations and directions. E+W

(1) Any power of the Secretary of State to make orders or regulations under this Act (other than under any of the excepted provisions) shall be exercised by statutory instrument.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) above the excepted provisions are sections 22, 29(6) and (8), 38, 46 and 57; but section 14 of the M8 Interpretation Act 1978 (implied power to amend) applies to orders made under those sections as it applies to orders made by statutory instrument.

(3) A statutory instrument containing any order or regulations under this Act, other than an order under section 94, shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

(4) Orders or regulations under this Act may make different provision for different cases, circumstances or areas and may contain such incidental, supplemental, saving or transitional provisions as the Secretary of State thinks fit.

(5) [F2 Section 570 of the Education Act 1996] (revocation and variation) applies to directions given under this Act as it applies to directions given under that Act.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words in s. 89(5) substituted (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(1), 583(2), Sch. 37 Pt. I para.114 (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)

Commencement Information

I8 S. 89 wholly in force at 6.5.1992 see s. 94(3) and S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

Marginal Citations

M8 1978 c. 30.

90 Interpretation. E+W+S

(1) In this Act—

• “contract of employment”, “employee” and “employer” have the same meaning as in [F3 the Employment Rights Act 1996], and “employed” means employed under a contract of employment,

• “the Education Acts” [F4 has the meaning given by section 578 of the Education Act 1996],

• [“ F5 further education” has the meaning given by section 2(3) to (5) of that Act;]

• “governing body”, in relation to an institution, means, subject to subsection (2) below—

  (a)

  in the case of an institution conducted by a further education corporation or a higher education corporation, the corporation,

  (b)

  in the case of a university not falling within paragraph (a) above, the executive governing body which has responsibility for the management and administration of its revenue and property and the conduct of its affairs,

  (c)

  in the case of any other institution not falling within paragraph (a) or (b) above for which there is an instrument of government providing for the constitution of a governing body, the governing body so provided for, and

  (d)

  in any other case, any board of governors of the institution or any persons responsible for the management of the institution, whether or not formally constituted as a governing body or board of governors,

• “higher education” has the same meaning as in the M9 Education Reform Act 1988,

• “higher education corporation” means a body corporate established under section 121 or 122 of the M10 Education Reform Act 1988, including those sections as applied by section 227(4) of that Act (application to Wales), or a body corporate which has become a higher education corporation by virtue of section 122A of that Act,

• “interest in land” includes any easement, right or charge in, to or over land,

• “land” includes buildings and other structures, land covered with water and any interest in land,

• “liability” includes obligation, and

• “local authority” means a county council, [F6 a county borough council,]a district council, a London borough council or (in their capacity as a local authority) the Common Council of the City of London.

(2) The Secretary of State may by order provide for any reference in the Education Acts to the governing body of an institution, in relation to an institution which is—

(a) a designated institution for the purposes of Part I or Part II of this Act, and

(b) conducted by a company,

to be read as a reference to the governing body provided for in the instrument of government, or to the company or to both.

(3) In this Act “university” includes a university college and any college, or institution in the nature of a college, in a university; but where a college or institution would not, apart from this subsection, fall to be treated separately it shall not be so treated for the purpose of determining whether any institution is in England or in Wales.

(4) References in this Act to institutions within the PCFC funding sector are to be construed in accordance with section 132(6) of the M11 Education Reform Act 1988.

(5) Subject to the provisions of this Act, expressions used in this Act and in [F7 the Education Act 1996] have the same meaning in this Act as in that Act.

Textual Amendments

F3 Words in s. 90(1) substituted (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 18, ss. 240, 243, Sch. 1 para. 52(4) (with ss. 191-195, 202)

F4 Words in s. 90(1) substituted (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(1), 583(2), Sch. 37 Pt. I para. 115(2)(a) (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)

F5 Definition in s. 90(1) inserted (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(1), 583(2), Sch. 37 Pt. I para. 115(2)(b) (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)

F6 Words in s. 90(1) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 66(6), Sch. 16 para. 95; S.I. 1996/396, art. 4, Sch. 2 (with ss. 54(4)(7), 55(5))

F7 Words in s. 90(5) substituted (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(1), 583(2), Sch. 37 Pt. I para. 115(3) (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)

Commencement Information

I9 S. 90 wholly in force at 6.5.1992 see s. 94(3) and S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

Marginal Citations

M9 1988 c. 40.

M10 1988 c. 40.

M11 1988 c. 40.

91 Interpretation of Education Acts. E+W

(1) This section applies for the interpretation of the Education Acts.

(2) References to a further education funding council are to a council established under section 1 of this Act.

(3) References to institutions within the further education sector are to—

(a) institutions conducted by further education corporations, and

(b) designated institutions for the purposes of Part I of this Act (defined in section 28(4) of this Act),

and references to institutions outside the further education sector are to be read accordingly.

(4) References to a higher education funding council are to a council established under section 62 of this Act, subject to subsection (6) of that section.

(5) References to institutions within the higher education sector are to—

(a) universities receiving financial support under section 65 of this Act,

(b) institutions conducted by higher education corporations, and

(c) designated institutions for the purposes of Part II of this Act (defined in section 72(3) of this Act),

and references to institutions outside the higher education sector are to be read accordingly.

(6) References, in relation to a further education corporation or higher education corporation, to the institution—

(a) in relation to any time before the operative date for the purposes of Part I of this Act (defined in section 17 of this Act) or, as the case may be, the transfer date for the purposes of the M12 Education Reform Act 1988 (defined in section 123 of that Act), are to the institution the corporation is established to conduct, and

(b) in relation to any later time or to any corporation which is a further education corporation by virtue of section 47 of this Act or a higher education corporation by virtue of section 122A of that Act, are to any institution for the time being conducted by the corporation in the exercise of their powers under this or that Act.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C5 S. 91 applied (30.6.1999) by 1991 c. 56, s. 1(2), Sch. 4A para. 11(2) (as inserted (30.6.1999) by 1999 c. 9, ss. 1(2), 17(2), Sch.1)

C6 S. 91(3)(a)(b) applied (1.9.1994) by 1994 c. 23, ss. 8(2), 31, 101(1), Sch. 9 Pt. II Group6 Note (1)(c)(i) (with Sch. 13 para. 2)

C7 S. 91(5) applied by 1973 c. 50, s. 8(4) (as substituted (1.4.1994 in relation to England and Scotland and 1.4.1995 for all other purposes) by 1993 c. 19, s.45; S.I. 1993/2503, art. 2(3)(a)(b), Sch.3)

C8 S. 91(5)(b)(c) applied (1.9.1994) by 1994 c. 23, ss. 8(2), 31, 101(1), Sch. 9 Pt. II Group6 Note (1)(c)(i) (with Sch. 13 para. 2)

Commencement Information

I10 S. 91 wholly in force at 6.5.1992 see s. 94(3) and S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

Marginal Citations

M12 1988 c. 40.

92 Index. E+W

The expressions listed in the left-hand column below are respectively defined by or (as the case may be) are to be interpreted in accordance with the provisions of this Act listed in the right-hand column in relation to those expressions.

Expression	Relevant provision
appropriate further education funding council	section 1(6)
contract of employment, etc.	section 90(1)
council (in Part I), or further education funding council	sections 1(5) and 91(2)
council (in Part II), or higher education funding council	sections 61(3)(b), 62(5) and (6) and 91(4)
designated institution (in Part I)	section 28(4)
designated institution (in Part II)	section 72(3)
the Education Acts	section 90(1)
functions	section 61(1)
further education	[F8 section 90(1)]
further education corporation	section 17(1)
governing body	section 90(1) and (2)
higher education	section 90(1)
higher education corporation	section 90(1)
institution in England or in Wales (in relation to higher education funding councils)	section 62(7)
institutions within or outside the further education sector	section 91(3)
institutions within or outside the higher education sector	sections 61(3)(a) and 91(5)
institutions within the PCFC funding sector	section 90(4)
interest in land	section 90(1)
land	section 90(1)
liability	section 90(1)
local authority	section 90(1)
modification	section 61(1)
operative date	sections 17 and 33(4)
F9 . . .	F9 . . .
regulations	section 61(1)
F9 . . .	F9 . . .
F9 . . .	F9 . . .
transfer of rights or liabilities	section 61(2)
university	section 90(3)

Textual Amendments

F8 Words in the entry for “further education” in s. 92 substituted (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(1), 583(2), Sch. 37 Pt. I para. 116(a) (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)

F9 Entries in s. 92 repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(1)(2), 583(2), Sch. 37 Pt. I para. 116(b), Sch. 38 Pt.I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)

Commencement Information

I11 S. 92 wholly in force at 6.5.1992 see s. 94(3) and S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1

93 Amendments and repeals. E+W

(1) Schedule 8 (which makes minor and consequential amendments) shall have effect.

(2) The enactments mentioned in Schedule 9 to this Act are repealed to the extent mentioned in the third column.

Commencement Information

I12 S. 93 wholly in force; s. 93 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 94(3); s. 93(2) wholly in force and s. 93(1) in force for certain purposes at 6.5.1992, 30.9.1992, 1.4.1993, 1.8.1993 by S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Schs. (as amended by S.I. 1992/2041, art. 2(b)); s. 93(1) in force (E.) for certain purposes at 7.12.1992 by S.I. 1992/3057, art. 2; s. 93(1) in force for certain purposes at 1.8.1996 by S.I. 1996/1897, art. 2

94 Short title, commencement, etc. E+W

(1) This Act may be cited as the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

F10 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint and different days may be appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.

(4) Subject to the following provisions of this section, this Act extends to England and Wales only.

(5) Sections 63, 64 and 82 of this Act extend also to Scotland.

(6) Section 80 extends also to Scotland and Northern Ireland.

(7) The amendment by this Act of an enactment which extends to Scotland or Northern Ireland extends also to Scotland or, as the case may be, Northern Ireland.

Subordinate Legislation Made

P1 S. 94(3) power partly exercised (16.3.1992): different dates appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1992/831 (with saving and transitional provisions);

s. 94(3) power partly exercised (25.8.1992) by S.I. 1992/2041 (amending S.I. 1992/831);

s. 94(3) power partly exercised (1.9.1992): 1.4.1993 appointed for specified provisions by S.I. 1992/2377;

s. 94(3) power partly exercised (7.12.1992): 7.12.1992 appointed (E.) for s. 93(1) for certain purposes by S.I. 1992/3057;

s. 94(3) power partly exercised (9.7.1996): 1.8.1996 appointed for certain purposes by S.I. 1996/1897;

Textual Amendments

F10 S. 94(2) repealed (1.11.1996) by 1996 c. 56, ss. 582(2)(3), 583(2), Sch. 38 Pt.I (with ss. 1(4), 561, 562, Sch. 39)

Commencement Information

I13 S. 94 wholly in force at 6.5.1992 see s. 94(3) and S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 1