(1)The Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 37 (establishment of Scottish Higher Education Funding Council) after subsection (4) insert—
“(4A)In exercising their functions, the Council shall have regard to the requirements of disabled persons.
(4B)In subsection (4A) above, “disabled persons” means persons who are disabled persons for the purpose of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.”
(3)In section 40 (administration of funds by the Council), after subsection (4) insert—
“(5)Without prejudice to the power to impose conditions given by subsection (3) above, the conditions subject to which the Council make grants, loans or other payments under this section to the governing body of an institution within the higher education sector shall require the governing body to publish disability statements at such intervals as may be specified.
(6)For the purposes of subsection (5) above—
“disability statement” means a statement containing information of a specified description about the provision of facilities for education and research made by the institution in respect of persons who are disabled persons for the purpose of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995; and
“specified” means specified in the conditions subject to which grants, loans or other payments are made by the Council under this section.”