2014 No. 80

Education

The Assigned Colleges (Scotland) Order 2014

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 7C(1) and 34(2) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 20051 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 7C(6) of that Act, they have consulted with the boards of management of the colleges to which this Order relates, the representatives of any trade union which is recognised by the colleges or which otherwise appear to the Scottish Ministers to be representative of the colleges’ staff, the colleges’ students’ associations, the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council, the local authorities for the areas in which the colleges are situated, and other persons appearing to them as likely to be affected by the Order.

Citation and commencement1

This Order may be cited as the Assigned Colleges (Scotland) Order 2014 and comes into force on 1st August 2014.

Assigned Colleges2

1

The following colleges of further education2 are assigned to the Regional Board for Glasgow Colleges3—

  • The Board of Management of City of Glasgow College4;

  • The Board of Management of Glasgow Clyde College5;

  • The Board of Management of Glasgow Kelvin College6.

2

A college of further education assigned under paragraph (1) remains assigned to the Regional Board for Glasgow Colleges notwithstanding any change of name of the college of further education.

Transitional provision3

Where any student of the City of Glasgow College, Glasgow Clyde College or Glasgow Kelvin College is appointed on or before 31st August 2014 as a member of the Regional Board for Glasgow Colleges under paragraphs 3(2)(e) and 4 of schedule 2B to 2005 Act (regional boards)7, paragraph 7(2)(d) of schedule 2B does not apply to the term of office of any such student, who is instead to hold office until 31st August 2015.

MICHAEL RUSSELLA member of the Scottish GovernmentSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order assigns each of the three colleges of further education listed in article 2(1) to the Regional Board for Glasgow Colleges which is established on 1st May 2014 under section 7B(1) of, and schedule 2A to, the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”). Article 2(2) provides that each college of further education remains assigned notwithstanding any change of name of the college of further education.

Article 3 of the Order makes a transitional provision in relation to any student of the City of Glasgow College, Glasgow Clyde College or Glasgow Kelvin College who is appointed on or before 31st August 2014 as a member of the Regional Board for Glasgow Colleges under paragraphs 3(2)(e) and 4 of schedule 2B to 2005 Act. Paragraph 7(2)(d) of schedule 2B (under which such a student’s term of office would have otherwise ceased on 31st August 2014) is not to apply to such a student and such a student is to hold office until 31st August 2015.