Prospective

Part 2 S Functions of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council

General duties of the Council and the Scottish Ministers S

3 General duty of the Scottish Ministers to support delivery S

(1) The 2005 Act is modified as follows.

(2) In section 4 (the Scottish Ministers: general duty), for subsections (1) and (2) substitute—

“(1) It is the duty of the Scottish Ministers to provide support for—

(a) the provision of—

(i) fundable further education and fundable higher education by the post-16 education bodies, and

(ii) Scottish apprenticeships and work-based learning, and

(b) the undertaking of research among the post-16 education bodies.

(2) The Scottish Ministers are to do so—

(a) by—

(i) making grants to the Council under sections 9, 10, 12C or 12I, and

(ii) such other means as they consider appropriate, and

(b) to such extent as they may determine.

(3) When exercising their duty under subsection (1), the Scottish Ministers must have regard to the need for provision to address current and future economic needs.”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 3 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 39(2)