SCHEDULE 2

PART IMODIFICATIONS OF ACTS OF PARLIAMENT

Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (c. 37)108

1

The Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 is amended as follows.

2

In section 13(4) (subsequent transfers of colleges), for “Secretary of State to either House of Parliament that he intends to exercise his” there is substituted “Scottish Ministers to the Scottish Parliament that they intend to exercise their”.

3

Schedule 7 (the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council), is amended as follows–

a

in paragraph 5 (salaries, allowances and pensions for members), sub-paragraph (3) is omitted; and

b

in paragraph 7 (staff)–

i

in sub-paragraph (4) “given with the consent of the Treasury” is omitted; and

ii

in sub-paragraph (7)(b) for “Secretary of State” there is substituted “Scottish Ministers”.

4

The function of the Minister for Civil Service84 under paragraph (7)(b) of Schedule 7 is not transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act.