(1)In this Act—
“the 1980 Act” means the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 44);
“the 1992 Act” means the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c. 37);
“the Council” means the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council;
“fundable body” is to be construed in accordance with section 6(2);
“fundable further education” is to be construed in accordance with section 5(1) and (2);
“fundable higher education” is to be construed in accordance with section 5(3);
“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39);
“the Parliament” means the Scottish Parliament.
(2)In this Act, any reference to the governing body of a fundable body means—
(a)in the case of a fundable body conducted by a body corporate, that body corporate;
(b)in the case of a fundable body not falling within paragraph (a), the executive body which has responsibility for the management and administration of the revenue and property of the fundable body and the conduct of its affairs;
(c)in the case of any other fundable body not falling within paragraph (a) or (b) for which the Scottish Ministers by regulations or the Privy Council by order has constituted a governing body, that governing body; and
(d)in any other case, any board of governors of the fundable body or any person responsible for the management of the fundable body, whether or not formally constituted as a governing body or board of governors.