Draft Order laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 34(4) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005, for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.

2007 No.

EDUCATION

The Fundable Bodies (Scotland) Order 2007

Made

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(1) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 20051 and the modifications made in this Order having been proposed or approved by the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council in accordance with section 7(1) of that Act, hereby make the following Order, a draft of which has, in accordance with section 34(4) of that Act, been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament:

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Fundable Bodies (Scotland) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 2007.

Modification of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 20052

In schedule 2 to the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (fundable bodies)–

a

omit “Clackmannan College of Further Education”;

b

omit “Falkirk College of Further and Higher Education”;

c

omit “Fife College of Further and Higher Education”;

d

omit “Glasgow College of Building and Printing”;

e

omit “Glasgow College of Food Technology”;

f

omit “Glenrothes College”;

g

for “Oatridge Agricultural College”, substitute “Oatridge College”; and

h

for “Queen Margaret University College”, substitute “Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh”.

A member of the Scottish ExecutiveSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order updates the list of fundable bodies by amending schedule 2 to the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 to address the merger of Clackmannan College of Further Education with Falkirk College of Further and Higher Education, the merger of Fife College of Further and Higher Education with Glenrothes College, the merger of Glasgow College of Building and Printing with Glasgow College of Food Technology, the change of name from Oatridge Agricultural College to Oatridge College, and the change of name from Queen Margaret University College to Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh.

Article 2(a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) remove, respectively, Clackmannan College of Further Education, Falkirk College of Further and Higher Education, Fife College of Further and Higher Education, Glasgow College of Building and Printing, Glasgow College of Food Technology and Glenrothes College from the list of fundable bodies.

Article 2(g) substitutes for Oatridge Agricultural College its new name, Oatridge College.

Article 2(h) substitutes for Queen Margaret University College its new name, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh.