Part I

Further education
Chapter II

Institutions within the further education sector

Designation of institutions for funding by the councils

Special provision for certain institutions.
30
1
Notwithstanding anything in sections 29 to
29B
of this Act, the instrument of government of a designated institution to which this section applies must provide—
a
for the governing body of the institution to include persons appointed for the purpose of securing so far as practicable that the established character of the institution at the time of its designation is preserved and developed and, in particular, that the institution is conducted in accordance with any trust deed relating to it, and
b
for the majority of members of the governing body to be such governors.
2
This section applies to—
a
an institution which, when designated, was a voluntary aided school, and
b
an institution specified, or falling within a class specified, by the Secretary of State by order.
3
The Secretary of State may specify an institution or a class of institutions only if the institution or each member of the class is principally concerned with the provision of the education specified in section 28(1)(a) above.
4
The reference in subsection (1)(a) above to the established character of an institution is, in relation to an institution established shortly before or at the same time as being designated, a reference to the character which the institution is intended to have on its establishment.
S. 30 substituted (1.10.2000 for E. and 1.4.2001 for W.) by 2000 c. 21, s. 143(2) (with s. 150); S.I. 2000/2559, art. 2(1), Sch. Pt. I; S.I. 2001/1274, art. 2, Sch. Pt. I
Word in s. 30(1) substituted (1.9.2014) by Further and Higher Education (Governance and Information) (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 1), s. 11(2), Sch. 2 para. 1(a); S.I. 2014/1706, art. 3(h)