3 Powers of Secretary of State.S
(1)The Secretary of State shall have the power to do all that is necessary or expedient for the purposes of the exercise of his duty under section 1 of this Act, and in particular he may, subject to subsection (3) below—
(a)establish new colleges of further education;
(b)merge two or more colleges of further education;
(c)close colleges of further education.
(2)The powers of the Secretary of State in relation to the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (1) above shall be exercised by order; and an order under subsection (1)(a) above establishing a college of further education or under subsection (1)(b) above merging two or more colleges of further education shall contain provision—
(a)designating the name; and
(b)establishing a body corporate to be known as “the Board of Management of”,
the college so established or, as the case may be, created by merger.
(3)The power conferred by paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) above shall be exercised only in relation to colleges for which boards of management have been established in pursuance of this Part of this Act.
(4)The Secretary of State may by order, after such consultation as appears to him to be appropriate, change the name of any college of further education and of the board of management of the college.
(5)The Secretary of State may by order amend Schedule 2 to this Act to make different provision to that contained, for the time being, in paragraphs 2 to 18 of that Schedule.
(6)The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe requirements with which boards of management shall comply in discharging their functions under this Part of this Act.
Commencement Information
I1S. 3 wholly in force; s. 3 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 63(2); s. 3(5) in force at 16.5.1992 and s. 3(1)-(4)(6) in force at 1.4.1993 by S.I. 1992/817, art. 3(2), Schs. 1, 4