This Order supersedes S.S.I. 2008/163 published on 29th April 2008 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that instrument.
2008 No. 177
EDUCATION

The Designation of Institutions of Higher Education (The Scottish Agricultural College) (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2008

Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
Articles 1 and 3
Article 2
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 44(1) and 60(3) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 19921 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation and commencement1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Designation of Institutions of Higher Education (The Scottish Agricultural College) (Scotland) (No. 2) Order 2008.

(2)

Subject to paragraph (3), this Order comes into force on 31st May 2008.

(3)

Article 2 comes into force on 1st June 2008.

Designation of The Scottish Agricultural College2.

(1)

The Scottish Agricultural College2 is designated as an institution providing higher education for the purposes of Part II of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992.

(2)

The designation of The Scottish Agricultural College by paragraph (1) shall remain in effect notwithstanding any change of name of that institution.

Revocation of the Designation of Institutions of Higher Education (The Scottish Agricultural College) (Scotland) Order 20083.

The Designation of Institutions of Higher Education (The Scottish Agricultural College) (Scotland) Order 20083 is revoked.
FIONA HYSLOP
A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order designates The Scottish Agricultural College as an institution of higher education for the purpose of Part II of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992.

Designation of The Scottish Agricultural College as an institution of higher education has been granted by the Scottish Ministers following a designation audit by the UK Universities' Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education based on a set of criteria in relation to quality set out by the Scottish Government. The audit found that The Scottish Agricultural College satisfied all the criteria.

Article 3 revokes the Designation of Institutions of Higher Education (The Scottish Agricultural College) (Scotland) Order 2008 (S.S.I. 2008/163).