(1)A funding agency and any other relevant funding body may exercise any of their functions jointly.
(2)In subsection (1) “other relevant funding body” means the other funding agency, the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the [F1Young People’s Learning Agency for England, the Chief Executive of Skills Funding] or the [F2the Assembly to the extent that it is discharging its functions under Part 2 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000] .
(3)The Agency and any body specified in an order made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this subsection may exercise their functions jointly.
(4)The Assembly may by order authorise HEFCW to exercise their functions under this Part jointly with a body specified in the order, and the specified body to exercise its functions jointly with HEFCW.
[F3(5)This section does not apply in relation to the functions of the Higher Education Funding Council for England in its capacity as principal regulator (within the meaning of section 13 of the Charities Act 2006).]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 92(2) substituted (1.4.2010) by The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1080), art. 1(2)(a), Sch. 1 para. 55 (with art. 2(3))
F2Words in s. 92(2) substituted (1.4.2006) by The National Council for Education and Training for Wales (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3238), art. 9(1), Sch. 1 para. 98, (with transitional provisions in art. 7)
F3S. 92(5) inserted (1.6.2010) by The Charities Act 2006 (Principal Regulators of Exempt Charities) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/501), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 5; S.I. 2010/503, art. 2, Sch. 1