The Manchester College of Arts and Technology and City College, Manchester (Dissolution) Order 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 1418

Education, England

The Manchester College of Arts and Technology and City College, Manchester (Dissolution) Order 2008

Made

22nd May 2008

Laid before Parliament

9th June 2008

Coming into force

1st August 2008

The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 27 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992(1) (“the Act”).

The Order is made with the consent of the further education corporation known as the Manchester College(2). It is made for the purpose of giving effect to a proposal for the dissolution of the further education corporations known as Manchester College of Arts and Technology(3) and City College, Manchester(4) (“the corporations”) made by the Learning and Skills Council for England. The Secretary of State has consulted each of the corporations.

1.  This Order may be cited as the Manchester College of Arts and Technology and City College, Manchester (Dissolution) Order 2008 and comes into force on 1st August 2008.

2.  On 1st August 2008 each of the corporations shall be dissolved and all of their property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to the Manchester College, 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 any of the corporations immediately before 1st August 2008 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 2008;

(c) to the transferor were to the corporation in question; and

(d) to the corporation were to the Manchester College.

Bill Rammell

Minister of State

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

22nd May 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order dissolves with effect from 1st August 2008 the further education corporations established to conduct Manchester College of Arts and Technology and City College, Manchester. It provides for the transfer of the property, rights and liabilities of each corporation to the Manchester College and secures the rights of their employees by applying section 26(2) to (4) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

An Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies. The impact on the public sector is minimal.

(1)

1992 c. 13; section 27 was amended by S.I. 2005/3238, Schedule 1, paragraph 16; section 51 was amended by S.I. 2005/3238, Schedule 1, paragraph 21.

(2)

Established by S.I. 2008/49.

(3)

Established by the Education (Further Education Corporations) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2097).

(4)

Established by the Education (Further Education Corporations) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2097) under the name of South Manchester College and was renamed City College, Manchester on 1st November 1993; it merged with Shena Simon College, Manchester on 1st September 2001 (S.I. 2001/2898).