The Crawley College and Haywards Heath College (Dissolution) Order 2005

Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 1113

EDUCATION, ENGLAND

The Crawley College and Haywards Heath College (Dissolution) Order 2005

Made

5th April 2005

Laid before Parliament

7th April 2005

Coming into force

1st August 2005

Whereas the Secretary of State for Education and Skills has received a proposal from the Learning and Skills Council for England, made in accordance with section 51 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992(1) (“the Act”), for the dissolution under section 27 of the Act of the further education corporations known as Crawley College and Haywards Heath College(2) (“the corporations”).

Now therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 27 of the Act, the Secretary of State, after consulting each of the corporations and with the consent of the further education corporation known as Central Sussex College(3) hereby makes the following Order:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Crawley College and Haywards Heath College (Dissolution) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st August 2005.

2.  On 1st August 2005 each of the corporations shall be dissolved and all of their property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to Central Sussex College being a body corporate established for purposes which include the provision of educational facilities or services.

3.  Section 26(2), (3) and (4) of the Act shall apply to any person employed by any of the corporations immediately before 1st August 2005 as if the references in that section—

(a) to a person to whom that section applies were to a person so employed;

(b) to the operative date were to 1st August 2005;

(c) to the transferor were to the corporation in question; and

(d) to the corporation were to Central Sussex College.

Kim Howells

Minister of State

Department for Education and Skills

5th April 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order dissolves with effect from 1st August 2005 the further education corporations established to conduct Crawley College and Haywards Heath College. It provides for the transfer of the property, rights and liabilities of each corporation to Central Sussex College and secures the rights of their employees by applying section 26(2) to (4) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

(1)

1992 c. 13.

(2)

Each established by the Education (Further Education Corporations) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2097).

(3)

Established by S.I. 2005/396.