Part I

Further education
Chapter II

Institutions within the further education sector

The further education corporations

Constitution of corporation and conduct of the institution.
20
1
For every further education corporation established to conduct an educational institution there shall be—
a
an instrument providing for the constitution of the corporation (to be known as the instrument of government), and
b
an instrument in accordance with which the corporation, and the institution, are to be conducted (to be known as articles of government).
2
Instruments of government and articles of government of further education corporations in England—
a
must comply with the requirements of Part 2 of Schedule 4, and
b
subject to that, may make such other provision as may be necessary or desirable.
2A
Instruments of government and articles of government of further education corporations in Wales—
a
must comply with the requirements of Part 3 of Schedule 4, and
b
subject to that, may make any provision authorised to be made by that Part of that Schedule and such other provision as may be necessary or desirable.
3
The validity of any proceedings of a further education corporation, or of any committee of the corporation, shall not be affected by a vacancy amongst the members or by any defect in the appointment or nomination of a member.
4
Every document purporting to be an instrument made or issued by or on behalf of a further education corporation and to be duly executed under the seal of the corporation, or to be signed or executed by a person authorised by the corporation to act in that behalf, shall be received in evidence and be treated, without further proof, as being so made or issued unless the contrary is shown.
S. 20 wholly in force at 30.9.1992 see s. 94(3) and S.I. 1992/831, art. 2, Sch. 2
S. 20(2)(2A) substituted for s. 20(2) (1.4.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), s. 82(3), Sch. 12 para. 5; S.I. 2012/924, art. 2