The University of Wales, Newport Higher Education Corporation (Dissolution) Order 2013

Title and commencement

1.  The title of this Order is the University of Wales, Newport Higher Education Corporation (Dissolution) Order 2013 and it comes into force on 11 April 2013.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the Newport Corporation” (“Corfforaeth Casnewydd”) means the University of Wales, Newport Higher Education Corporation;

“University of Glamorgan” (“Prifysgol Morgannwg”) means the University of Glamorgan Higher Education Corporation.

Dissolution of the University of Wales, Newport

3.  On 1 April 2013 the Newport Corporation is dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities are transferred to the University of Glamorgan.

4.  Section 127 of the Education Reform Act 1988 applies to any person employed by the Newport Corporation immediately before 1 April 2013 as if references in that section to—

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

(b) the transfer date were to 1 April 2013;

(c) the transferor authority were to the Newport Corporation;

(d) the corporation were to the University of Glamorgan.

Leighton Andrews

Minister for Education and Skills, one of the Welsh Ministers

19 March 2013