Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 1681
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
The Rother Valley College (Dissolution) Order 2004
Made
1st July 2004
Laid before Parliament
8th July 2004
Coming into force
1st August 2004
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 corporation known as Rother Valley 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 Rotherham College of Arts and Technology( 3 ), hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Rother Valley College (Dissolution) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 1st August 2004.
2. On 1st August 2004 the corporation shall be dissolved and all of its property, rights and liabilities shall be transferred to Rotherham College of Arts and 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 2004 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 2004;
(c) to the transferor were to the corporation; and
(d) to the corporation were to Rotherham College of Arts and Technology.
Alan Johnson
Minister of State
Department for Education and Skills
1st July 2004