The Longlands College of Further Education, Middlesbrough and Marton Sixth Form College Middlesbrough (Dissolution) Order 1995

Statutory Instruments

1995 No. 1711

EDUCATION, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Longlands College of Further Education, Middlesbrough and Marton Sixth Form College Middlesbrough (Dissolution) Order 1995

Made

5th July 1995

Laid before Parliament

6th July 1995

Coming into force

1st August 1995

Whereas the Secretary of State for Education has received a proposal from the Further Education Funding Council for England, made in accordance with section 51 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992(1) (“the Act”), for the dissolution under section 27 of the Act of the further education corporations known as Longlands College of Further Education, Middlesbrough and Marton Sixth Form College, Middlesbrough(2) (“the Old Corporations”);

Now therefore in exercise of the power conferred on her by section 27 of the Act the Secretary of State after consulting the Old Corporations and with the consent of the further education corporation known as Teesside Tertiary College(3) (“the New Corporation”) hereby makes the following Order:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Longlands College of Further Education, Middlesbrough and Marton Sixth Form College, Middlesbrough (Dissolution) Order 1995 and shall come into force on 1st August 1995.

2.  On 1st August 1995 the Old Corporations shall be dissolved and all of their respective property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to the New Corporation, being a body corporate established for purposes which include the provision of educational facilities or services.

3.  Section 26(2), (3) and (4) of the Act shall apply to any person employed by either of the Old Corporations immediately before 1st August 1995 as if the references in that section—

(a) to a person to whom that section applies were to a person so employed;

(b) to the operative date were to 1st August 1995;

(c) to the transferor were to either of the Old Corporations (as the case may be); and

(d) to the corporation were to the New Corporation.

Tim Boswell

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Education

5th July 1995

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order dissolves the further education corporations established to conduct Longlands College of Further Education, Middlesbrough and Marton Sixth Form College, Middlesbrough. It provides that the property, rights and liabilities of the two colleges transfer to Teesside Tertiary College and secures the rights of employees by applying section 26(2) to (4) of the Further and Higher Education 1992.

(1)

1992 c. 13.

(2)

Established by section 15 of the Act and The Education (Further Education Corporations) Order 1992 (S.I. 1991/2097).

(3)

Established by The Teesside Tertiary College (Incorporation) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/1343).