[F123NAssigned colleges: information and directionsS
(1)A regional strategic body's colleges must provide the regional strategic body with such information as it may reasonably require for the purposes of or in connection with the exercise of any of its functions.
(2)A regional strategic body may give such directions to its colleges, or to any of them, as it considers appropriate.
(3)Directions given under this section may be of a general or specific character.
(4)Before giving directions under this section, a regional strategic body must consult—
(a)any college to which the proposed directions relate;
(b)the representatives of any trade union recognised by such a college or which otherwise appears to the regional strategic body to be representative of its staff; and
(c)the students' association of every such college.
(5)A college must comply with directions given to it under this section.
(6)Directions given under this section may be varied or revoked.
(7)Nothing in this section allows a regional strategic body—
(a)to [F2give directions in relation to the transfer of any] staff, property, rights, liabilities or obligations; or
(b)to give directions to a college whose governing body is not a board of management established in pursuance of Part 1 of the 1992 Act.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 23E-23O and cross-heading inserted (1.8.2014) by Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 12), ss. 10, 23(2); S.S.I. 2014/79, art. 2(2), Sch. 2
F2Words in s. 23N(7)(a) substituted (31.3.2015) by The Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013 (Modification of Legislation) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/153), art. 1, Sch. para. 3(2)