Part I

Further education
Chapter II

Institutions within the further education sector

The further education corporations

Publication of proposals
16A
1
The appropriate authority may not make an order under section 16(1) or (3) unless the authority has published a draft of the proposed order, or of an order in substantially the same form, by such time and in such manner as may be prescribed.
2
A draft proposal or order in respect of an institution which is maintained by a local authority may not be published without the consent of the governing body and the local authority.
3
In this section “
the appropriate authority
” means—
a
in relation to a proposal or order in respect of an institution in England, the Secretary of State;
b
in relation to a proposal or order in respect of an institution in Wales, the Welsh Ministers.
S. 16A inserted (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 12 para. 2; S.I. 2012/924, art. 2