Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 1532
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
The Rowley Regis College (Dissolution) Order 2001
Made
23rd April 2001
Laid before Parliament
25th April 2001
Coming into force
1st August 2001
Whereas the Secretary of State for Education and Employment has received a proposal from the Further Education Funding 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 corporation known as Rowley Regis College( 2 ) (“the corporation”).
Now therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 27 of the Act, the Secretary of State, after consulting the corporation and with the consent of the further education corporation known as Dudley College of Technology( 3 ), hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Rowley Regis College (Dissolution) Order 2001 and shall come into force on 1st August 2001.
2. On 1st August 2001 the corporation shall be dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to Dudley College of Technology, 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 the corporation immediately before 1st August 2001 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 2001;
(c) to the transferor were to the corporation; and
(d) to the corporation were to Dudley College of Technology.
Tessa Blackstone
Minister of State,
Department for Education and Employment
23rd April 2001
Established by the Education (Further Education Corporations) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/2097 ).
Also established by S.I. 1992/2097 .