Part III Miscellaneous and general

91 Interpretation of Education Acts.

(1)

This section applies for the interpretation of the Education Acts.

F1(2)

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(3)

References to institutions within the further education sector are to—

(a)

institutions conducted by further education corporations, and

(b)

designated institutions for the purposes of Part I of this Act (defined in section 28(4) of this Act), F2and

(c)

sixth form colleges,

and references to institutions outside the further education sector are to be read accordingly.

F3(3A)

References to sixth form colleges are to institutions conducted by sixth form college corporations.

F4(4)

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(5)

References to institutions within the higher education sector are to—

F5(za)

registered higher education providers of a description prescribed by regulations made for the purposes of section 39(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017,

F6(a)

tertiary education providers registered in a category specified in regulations made for the purposes of section 88 or 105 of the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022, other than providers that are also institutions within the further education sector or schools,

(b)

institutions F7in Wales F8, other than ones falling within paragraph (a), conducted by higher education corporations, and

(c)

designated institutions for the purposes of Part II of this Act (defined in section 72(3) of this Act) F9, other than institutions falling within paragraph (a),

and references to institutions outside the higher education sector are to be read accordingly.

F10(5ZA)

 For the purposes of subsection (5)(b), the reference to institutions in Wales is to be read in accordance with section 62(7).

F11(5A)

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(6)

References, in relation to a further education corporation or higher education corporation, to the institution—

(a)

in relation to any time before the operative date for the purposes of Part I of this Act (defined in section 17 of this Act) or, as the case may be, the transfer date for the purposes of the M1Education Reform Act 1988 (defined in section 123 of that Act), are to the institution the corporation is established to conduct, and

(b)

in relation to any later time or to any corporation which is a further education corporation by virtue of section 47 of this Act or a higher education corporation F12by virtue of section 122ZA or 122A of that Act, are to any institution for the time being conducted by the corporation in the exercise of their powers under this or that Act.