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Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 1733

Education, England

The South Staffordshire College (Incorporation) Order 2008

Made

2nd July 2008

Laid before Parliament

10th July 2008

Coming into force

1st August 2008

The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(1)(a) and 17 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992(1) (“the Act”).

In accordance with section 51(3)(a) of the Act, this Order is made for the purpose of giving effect to a proposal for the establishment of a body corporate under section 16(1)(a) of the Act by the Learning and Skills Council for England.

1.  This Order may be cited as the South Staffordshire College (Incorporation) Order 2008 and comes into force on 1st August 2008.

2.  There is established as from 1st August 2008 a body corporate called “the South Staffordshire College”, for the purpose of establishing and conducting as from the operative date a new educational institution of that name.

3.  The operative date in relation to the further education corporation established by this Order is 1st August 2008, and the corporation shall conduct the South Staffordshire College from that date.

Bill Rammell

Minister of State

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

2nd July 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order establishes a further education corporation called “the South Staffordshire College” under section 16(1)(a) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 for the purpose of conducting the educational institution called by the same name. It appoints 1st August 2008 as the operative date for the purposes of Part I of that Act, being the date from which the further education corporation shall operate the college.

An Impact Assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as it has no wider impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies. The impact on the public sector is minimal.

(1)

1992 c.13; section 17(1) was amended by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c.30), Schedule 3, paragraph 7.