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“the 2005 Act” means the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005.
I1S. 1 in force at 10.10.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/281, art. 2, Sch.
The Scottish Ministers may, under section 9(2), impose a condition that the Council must, when making a payment to a higher education institution under section 12(1), require the institution to comply with any principles of governance which appear to the Council to constitute good practice in relation to higher education institutions.”.
(1)The Scottish Ministers may, under section 9(2), impose terms and conditions for the purposes of enabling, encouraging or increasing participation in fundable higher education by persons belonging to any socio-economic group which they reasonably consider to be under-represented in such education.
(b)other socio-economic groups, if any, which the Council and the institution agree are under-represented in fundable higher education.
(3)A “widening access agreement” is an agreement between a higher education institution and the Council under which the institution is to take actions specified in the agreement for the purposes of enabling, encouraging or increasing participation in fundable higher education provided by the institution by persons belonging to socio-economic groups which are under-represented in fundable higher education (either generally or in such education provided by the institution).
(5)For the purposes of this section, a socio-economic group is to be treated as under-represented in fundable higher education if participation in such education by persons in that group is disproportionately low.
(6)The Scottish Ministers, the Council and higher education institutions may take into account any social or economic characteristics which they consider appropriate when determining which groups are to constitute “socio-economic groups” for the purposes of this section.”.
(b)where the payment is made to a regional strategic body, impose on that body a condition that it must, when making a payment under section 12B(1) to any of its colleges which provides fundable higher education, impose on the college a condition that it complies with the requirement set out in subsection (2).
(b)that the amount of fees payable by a person attending any course of education provided by a post-16 education body in any particular academic year does not exceed the maximum amount of fees which that person would by virtue of any enactment be liable to pay if attending any higher education course provided elsewhere in the United Kingdom during that year.
(5)References in this section to the United Kingdom include references to the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.”.
(1)The Scottish Ministers may by order designate as a regional college any college of further education whose board of management is (or is to be) established in pursuance of Part 1 of the 1992 Act.
(f)any other person appearing to the Scottish Ministers as likely to be affected by the order.”.
(1)It is the duty of a regional college to exercise its functions with a view to securing the coherent provision of a high quality of fundable further education and fundable higher education in the locality of the regional college.
(2)In doing so, the regional college must have regard to any fundable further education and fundable higher education provided by other post-16 education bodies in the locality of the regional college.
(b)how it intends to exercise its other functions.
(2)When making plans, a regional college must have regard to the importance of ensuring that funds made available to it under section 12 are used as economically, efficiently and effectively as possible.
(k)Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise (as appropriate).
(4)Any particular requirement for consultation imposed on a regional college by virtue of this or any other enactment is without prejudice to subsection (3).
(i)Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise (as appropriate).
(b)varying the description of any such person or type of person.
(7)But such an order may not modify paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (3).
(1)A regional college is to exercise its functions with a view to improving the economic and social well-being of the locality of the regional college.
(b)social cohesion and social inclusion issues in the locality.
(b)to be capable of being addressed (wholly or partly) by the provision of fundable further education or fundable higher education.
(d)the needs and issues in relation to Scotland identified by the Council for the purposes of section 20(1).
(2)In exercising its functions, a regional college is to have regard to the desirability of the achieving of sustainable development.
(4)In exercising its functions, a regional college is to have regard to the educational and related needs (including support needs) of persons who are, and the likely educational and related needs (including support needs) of persons who might wish to become, students of the college.
(5)In exercising its functions, a regional college is to have regard to the desirability of enabling, encouraging and improving participation in fundable further education and fundable higher education by persons belonging to any socio-economic group which the regional college reasonably considers to be under-represented in such education.
(8)For the purposes of subsection (5), a socio-economic group is to be treated as under-represented in fundable further education or fundable higher education if participation in such education by persons in that group is disproportionately low.
(9)A regional college may take into account any social or economic characteristics which it considers appropriate when determining which groups are to constitute “socio-economic groups” for the purposes of subsection (5).
(b)whether a socio-economic group so determined is under-represented in fundable further education or fundable higher education.”.
I5S. 5(1) in force at 13.1.2014 by S.S.I. 2013/348, art. 2, Sch.
“3(1)The board of a regional college is to consist of no fewer than 15 nor more than 18 members.
(f)other members appointed by the board.
3A(1)The board of a college which is not a regional college is to consist of no fewer than 13 nor more than 18 members.
(f)other members appointed by the regional strategic body.
3B(1)An election to appoint members in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(c) or (d) or 3A(2)(c) or (d) is to be conducted in accordance with rules made by the board.
(2)Before making, varying or replacing rules about elections to be held in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(c) or 3A(2)(c), the board must consult the representatives of any trade union which the board recognises as being, or which otherwise appears to the board to be, representative of the teaching staff of the college.
(3)Before making, varying or replacing rules about elections to be held in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(d) or 3A(2)(d), the board must consult the representatives of any trade union which the board recognises as being, or which otherwise appears to the board to be, representative of the non-teaching staff of the college.
3C(1)In appointing members under paragraph 3(2) or 3A(2) and in extending the period of appointment of any member so appointed, the board or, as the case may be, regional strategic body must have regard to any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers in relation to the making of such appointments (including any guidance on the desirability of appointing members with particular skills and experience).
(j)any body which appears to the Scottish Ministers to be representative of trade unions in Scotland.
(3)Different guidance may be issued for different purposes.”.
I8S. 6(2) in force at 10.10.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/281, art. 2, Sch.
(b)the Council has informed the Scottish Ministers that a college of further education whose board of management is established in pursuance of this Part is not, or is no longer, a body for which there are suitable provisions, procedures and arrangements of the type described by or under section 7(2) of the 2005 Act.
(b)where a removed member was appointed under paragraph 3(2)(a) or (f) or 3A(2)(a) or (f) of Schedule 2, appoint another person in place of the removed member.
(3)Before making an order under subsection (2)(a), the Scottish Ministers must consult the Council.
(4)The Scottish Ministers must give notice of exercise of the power of removal conferred by subsection (2)(a) to the board and the member.
(5)An appointment made under subsection (2)(b) has effect as if made under the provision of Schedule 2 under which the removed member was appointed.”.
(b)any reference to a regional board is a reference to a body specified in Part 1 of that schedule.
(b)modify Part 2 of schedule 2A by adding, removing or varying any entry relating to a fundable post-16 education body.
(d)any other person appearing to the Scottish Ministers as likely to be affected by the order.”.
University of the Highlands and Islands”.
(1)The Scottish Ministers may by order assign colleges of further education to a regional strategic body.
only if the Council has proposed, or has approved, the assignation.
(3)For the purposes of considering whether or not to propose or approve any assignation under subsection (2), the Council must have regard to the desirability of ensuring that the college concerned is a body for which there are suitable provisions, procedures and arrangements of the type described by or under section 7(2).
(b)make such further provision in relation to such a college as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.
(5)But an order under subsection (1) may remove an entry relating to a college from schedule 2 only if the Council has proposed, or has approved, the removal.
(g)any other person appearing to the Scottish Ministers as likely to be affected by the order.
(7)The Council may, whenever it considers appropriate, review whether a college which is assigned by order under subsection (1) is a body for which there are suitable provisions, procedures and arrangements of the type described by or under section 7(2).
(c)makes any recommendations for action in consequence of those conclusions as it considers appropriate.
(9)References in this Act to a regional strategic body's colleges are references to the governing bodies of the colleges assigned to it by an order under this section.”.
(c)in subsection (5)(b), for “fundable bodies” substitute “ post-16 education bodies, or regional strategic bodies, ”.
responsible for administering the funds mentioned in subsection (2).
(b)any other funds made available to it for those purposes.
(d)the provision of services by those colleges or any other person for the purposes of or in connection with an activity specified in paragraph (a) or (b).
in respect of expenditure incurred or to be incurred by the college or person for the purposes of any of the activities specified in subsection (3)(c) and (d) of that section.
(2)A payment made under subsection (1) may (in addition to any condition which is imposed in pursuance of conditions imposed on the regional strategic body under section 9) be subject to such terms and conditions as the regional strategic body considers it appropriate to impose.
(b)the interest payable in respect of any period during which a sum due to the regional strategic body is outstanding.
(4)A condition imposed on any of the regional strategic body's colleges in pursuance of section 9(5A) is to make provision that is to apply if the college fails to comply with the requirement referred to in section 9(6).
(5)A condition imposed on any of the regional strategic body's colleges in pursuance of section 9(5A) does not apply in relation to any fees which are payable, in accordance with regulations under section 1 (fees at universities and further education establishments) of the Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983, by students other than those falling within any class of persons prescribed by such regulations for the purposes of subsection (1) or (2) of that section.
(6)Terms and conditions imposed under subsection (2) may not relate to the application by the college of any sums which were not derived from the Council.
(b)if it considers it appropriate to do so, consult such persons as appear to it to represent the interests of its colleges or any class of them.
(b)preserving any distinctive characteristics of particular colleges.”.
(1)It is the duty of a regional strategic body to exercise its functions with a view to securing the coherent provision of a high quality of fundable further education and fundable higher education in the localities of its colleges.
(2)In doing so, the regional strategic body must have regard to any fundable further education and fundable higher education provided by other post-16 education bodies in the localities of its colleges.
and the body's colleges must, where appropriate, have regard to those plans when exercising their functions.
(2)When making plans, a regional strategic body must have regard to the importance of ensuring that funds made available to it under section 12(1)(c) are used as economically, efficiently and effectively as possible.
(1)A regional strategic body must monitor the performance of its colleges.
(c)monitoring its colleges' financial and other affairs.
(3)A regional strategic body must, when considering whether to take any action under subsection (1), have regard to the desirability of preventing any unnecessary duplication of any action taken, or likely to be taken, by the Scottish Ministers or the Council in relation to the performance of its colleges.
A regional strategic body is to promote the use by its colleges of such credit and qualification framework as the Council may adopt in pursuance of section 14.
(1)A regional strategic body may secure the promotion or carrying out of studies designed to improve economy, efficiency and effectiveness in the management or operations of any of its colleges.
as the person may reasonably require for the purposes of the studies.
(b)address the meeting on those matters.
(1)A regional strategic body is to exercise its functions with a view to improving the economic and social well-being of the localities of its colleges.
(b)social cohesion and social inclusion issues in those localities.
(b)in particular, encourage its colleges to contribute (so far as reasonably practicable for them to do so) to the achievement of sustainable development.
in which any of its colleges may carry on its activities.
(4)In exercising its functions, a regional strategic body is to have regard to the educational and related needs (including support needs) of persons who are, and the likely educational and related needs (including support needs) of persons who might wish to become, students of any of its colleges.
(b)in particular, promote collaboration and sharing of good practice between its colleges in relation to enabling, encouraging and improving such participation.
(9)A regional strategic body may take into account any social or economic characteristics which it considers appropriate when determining which groups are to constitute “socio-economic groups” for the purposes of subsection (5).
(b)whether a socio-economic group so determined is under-represented in fundable further education or fundable higher education.
(l)Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise (as appropriate).
(2)Any particular requirement for consultation imposed on a regional strategic body by virtue of this or any other enactment is without prejudice to subsection (1).
(j)Scottish Enterprise or Highlands and Islands Enterprise (as appropriate).
(5)But such an order may not modify paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection (1) or paragraph (a) of subsection (3).
(b)promote such other collaboration between its colleges and other post-16 education bodies as it considers appropriate.
(1)A regional strategic body's colleges must provide the regional strategic body with such information as it may reasonably require for the purposes of or in connection with the exercise of any of its functions.
(2)A regional strategic body may give such directions to its colleges, or to any of them, as it considers appropriate.
(3)Directions given under this section may be of a general or specific character.
(c)the students' association of every such college.
(5)A college must comply with directions given to it under this section.
(6)Directions given under this section may be varied or revoked.
(b)to give directions to a college whose governing body is not a board of management established in pursuance of Part 1 of the 1992 Act.
23OTransfer of staff and property etc.
(b)to the regional strategic body.
(c)for any other purpose relating to the functions of the regional strategic body or any of its colleges.
(4)Consultation under subsection (3)(a) is to be undertaken with a view to seeking the agreement of the college to the proposed transfer.
(5)A requirement under subsection (1) may make such further provision in relation to the transfer as the regional strategic body considers appropriate.
(6)Any transfer of staff effected by virtue of subsection (1) is a relevant transfer for the purposes of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/246).
(7)All property and rights transferred by virtue of subsection (1) are to be applied for the purpose of the advancement of education.
(8)Subject to subsection (9), a requirement made under subsection (1) is binding on any college to which it relates.
(9)A requirement made under subsection (1) is binding on a college falling within subsection (10) only if the college consents to the making of the requirement.
(c)the regional strategic body to which it is assigned is a body included in Part 2 of schedule 2A.
(11)The Scottish Ministers may by order modify subsection (10) to provide that a college, or type of college, specified in the order is or is not to fall within that subsection (other than by virtue of paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection).
(12)Such an order may not modify paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (10).
(j)any other person whom the Scottish Ministers consider likely to be affected by the order.
(14)Where any of a regional strategic body's staff are transferred to any of its colleges by virtue of any other arrangements made between the regional strategic body and that college, the transfer is a relevant transfer for the purposes of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/246).”.
Schedule 2B makes provision about the constitution of a regional board, about the general powers of such a board and about certain administrative and other matters with respect to such a board.”.
1(1)References in this schedule to “the board” are references to a regional board specified in Part 1 of schedule 2A.
(2)The board is to be known by the name by which it is described in that Part.
2(1)The board is a body corporate.
and its property is not to be regarded as property of, or held on behalf of, the Crown.
3(1)The board is to consist of no fewer than 15 members.
(f)up to 10 other members appointed by the board.
(e)the chief officer of the board.
(4)A person is disqualified from being part of the board in pursuance of sub-paragraph (2)(b) if the person has previously been removed from the board under section 23Q.
(6)In appointing members under sub-paragraph (2)(f) and in extending the period of appointment of any member so appointed, the board must have regard to any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers in relation to the making of such appointments (including any guidance on the desirability of appointing members with particular skills and experience).
(8)Different guidance may be issued for different purposes.
4(1)The students' associations of the board's colleges are each entitled to nominate students for appointment in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(e).
(2)Where only two students are so nominated, those students are to be so appointed.
(3)Members are otherwise to be so appointed by being elected by the students of all the board's colleges from among the students so nominated.
(4)Sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) do not apply where only two colleges are assigned to the board and, in such a case, the students' association of each college is to appoint one member from among the students of their respective colleges.
5(1)An election to appoint members in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(c) or (d) or 4(3) is to be conducted in accordance with rules made by the board.
(d)in the case of rules about elections in pursuance of paragraph 4(3), the students' associations of each of its colleges.
(3)This paragraph does not apply in relation to persons appointed in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(b).
(b)other members (unless holding office in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(b)) hold and vacate office on such terms and conditions as the board may in each case determine.
(e)a member appointed under paragraph 3(2)(f) is to hold office for such period (not exceeding 4 years) as the board may determine.
(3)The Scottish Ministers may extend the period of appointment of the chairing member for a single further period not exceeding 4 years.
(4)The board may extend the period of appointment of a member it appoints for a single further period not exceeding 4 years (but such an extension has effect only if approved by the chairing member and the Scottish Ministers).
(5)The chairing member is to vacate office if the chairing member becomes a person of the type described in paragraph 3(3).
(6)A member appointed under paragraph 3(2)(c) or (d) is to vacate office if the member ceases to be a member of the teaching or, as the case may be, non-teaching staff of one of the board's colleges before the member's period of appointment ends.
(7)A member appointed in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(e) is to vacate office if the member ceases to be a student of one of the board's colleges before the member's period of appointment ends.
(8)On ceasing to be a member, a person is eligible for reappointment (provided that the person is not ineligible by virtue of any other provision).
8(1)The board is to pay to its chairing member such remuneration as the Scottish Ministers may in each case determine.
(2)The board is to pay to its members such allowances as the Scottish Ministers may in each case determine.
9(1)The chairing member may by giving notice in writing to the Scottish Ministers resign office as a member.
(2)Any other member (except for a member appointed in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(b)) may by giving notice in writing to the board resign office as a member.
(ii)is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of the chairing member.
(ii)is otherwise unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member.
(5)Sub-paragraph (4) does not apply in relation to a member appointed in pursuance of paragraph 3(2)(b).
(6)The Scottish Ministers must, by giving notice in writing to the member, remove a member (other than the chairing member) from office if the member is removed from office under section 24 of the 1992 Act (in relation to any college) or section 23Q of this Act (in relation to any other regional board).
(7)Where a member removed under sub-paragraph (6) was appointed under paragraph 3(2)(f), the Scottish Ministers may appoint another person in place of the removed member.
(8)An appointment made under sub-paragraph (7) has effect as if made under paragraph 3(2)(f).
10(1)The board may (subject to any directions given under sub-paragraph (4)) appoint a chief officer and such other employees as it considers appropriate on such terms and conditions as the board may determine.
(2)The board may pay or make arrangements for the payment of pensions, allowances or gratuities (including by way of compensation for loss of employment) to, or in respect of, any person who has ceased to be employed by the board.
(b)the establishment and administration of pension schemes.
(c)payments or arrangements made under sub-paragraph (2).
11(1)The board may regulate its own procedure (including any quorum).
(b)by any defect in the appointment of a member.
12(1)The board may establish committees.
(c)the procedure (including any quorum) of any committee.
(3)A committee may include persons who are not members of the board (but such persons are not to be entitled to participate in making decisions).
(4)The board is to pay to the members of its committees (whether or not they are also members of the board) such allowances as the Scottish Ministers may determine.
13Unless the chairing member determines otherwise, a person who is the principal of one of the board's colleges but who is not a board member is entitled to participate in any deliberations (but not in making decisions) at meetings of the board.
(e)forming or promoting (whether alone or with another) companies under the Companies Act 2006.
(2)The board may not borrow money.
without the written consent of the Scottish Ministers.
(4)The board is not to dispose of any property to which this sub-paragraph applies without the written consent of the Scottish Ministers.
(b)subject to such conditions as the Scottish Ministers may determine.
(6)Consent, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (4), is not required for a disposal of land which is or forms part of property to which that sub-paragraph applies if the disposal is in consequence of the compulsory acquisition (under any enactment) of the land.
(7)But the board is to inform the Scottish Ministers of the compulsory acquisition (under any enactment) of land which is or forms part of property to which sub-paragraph (4) applies.
(8)Where property to which sub-paragraph (4) applies is disposed of, the board is (after deduction of such expenses as appear to the Scottish Ministers to have been reasonably incurred in the disposal) to pay to the Scottish Ministers such portion of the proceeds or value of the consideration for the disposal as the Scottish Ministers may, after consultation with the board, determine.
(b)any proceeds of, or any consideration for, the disposal of any such property.
to exercise such of its functions to such extent as it may determine.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) does not affect the responsibility of the board for the exercise of its functions.
(2)The Scottish Ministers must send the statement of accounts to the Auditor General for Scotland for auditing.
18(1)The Scottish Ministers may by order modify this schedule (other than paragraph 2) by varying, adding to or removing any provision relating to a regional board's constitution, functions or administrative arrangements.
(b)such other persons as they consider appropriate.”.
(c)has mismanaged, or is mismanaging, its financial or other affairs.
(b)where a removed member was appointed under paragraph 3(2)(a) or (f) of schedule 2B, appoint another person in place of the removed member.
(5)An appointment made under subsection (2)(b) has effect as if made under the provision of paragraph 3 of schedule 2B under which the removed member was appointed.”.
(1)The Scottish Ministers may make such arrangements as they consider appropriate in anticipation of the establishment of a regional board by virtue of an order under section 7B or the coming into force of section 8 of the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013.
(2)They may, in particular, appoint on terms and conditions determined by them persons who are, from the day on which the board is established, to hold office as if appointed under paragraph 3(2)(a) or, as the case may be, (f) of schedule 2B.
(e)appointing a person to administer the abolition (and giving that person such powers and duties as appear to the Scottish Ministers to be necessary or expedient for such purposes as are specified in the order).
(b)may contain provision for the transfer of staff, property, rights, liabilities or obligations only if the person to whom the transfer is being made (apart from the Scottish Ministers) has consented to the transfer.
(5)This section does not prejudice the generality of powers conferred by section 34(2) or by section 22 of the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013.”.
I23S. 13 in force at 10.10.2013 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2013/281, art. 2, Sch.
(1)The Scottish Ministers may, under section 9(2), impose a condition that the Council must, when making a payment under section 12(1) to a college of further education which is a fundable post-16 education body, require it to comply with any principles of governance which appear to the Council to constitute good practice in relation to colleges of further education.
(b)to impose, when making a payment to any of its colleges under section 12B(1), a condition requiring the college to comply with any principles of governance which appear to the Council to constitute good practice in relation to colleges of further education.”.
(1)Section 20 of the 2005 Act is amended as follows.
(b)in particular, promote collaboration and sharing of good practice between the persons mentioned in subsection (4B) in relation to enabling, encouraging and improving such participation.
(c)post-16 education bodies and regional strategic bodies.”.
“(7)For the purposes of subsection (4A), a socio-economic group is to be treated as under-represented in fundable further education or fundable higher education if participation in such education by persons in that group is disproportionately low.
(8)The Council may take into account any social or economic characteristics which they consider appropriate when determining which groups are to constitute “socio-economic groups” for the purposes of subsection (4A).
(1)The Council must conduct reviews of the extent to which progress is being made in enabling, encouraging and improving participation in fundable further education and fundable higher education by persons belonging to socio-economic groups which the Council reasonably considers to be under-represented in such education.
(2)The first such review must be completed before the end of the period of three years beginning with the date on which this section comes into force.
(3)Subsequent reviews must be completed before the end of the period of three years beginning with the date on which the immediately preceding review was completed.
(6)The bodies to which this subsection applies must provide the Council with such information, and make available such accounts and other documents, as the Council may reasonably require for the purposes of conducting a review.
(8)For the purposes of subsection (1), a socio-economic group is to be treated as under-represented in fundable further education or fundable higher education if participation in such education by persons in that group is disproportionately low.
(9)The Council may take into account any social or economic characteristics which they consider appropriate when determining which groups are to constitute “socio-economic groups” for the purposes of subsection (1).
(1)The Council may, with the consent of the Scottish Ministers, review the extent to which fundable further education or fundable higher education is being provided by post-16 education bodies in a coherent manner.
(b)any aspect of the legislation or administrative framework which governs the funding or provision of fundable further education or fundable higher education.
(b)explains why it is satisfied that any pre-conditions to conducting a review which the Scottish Ministers may determine are met in relation to the proposed review.
(e)any body which appears to be the Council to be representative of the interests of students of post-16 education bodies generally.
(5)The bodies to which this subsection applies must provide the Council with such information, and make available for inspection such accounts and other documents, as the Council may reasonably require for the purposes of conducting a review.
(8)The Council, when conducting and reporting on a review, must have regard to the importance of ensuring that public funds provided for fundable further education and fundable higher education are used as economically, efficiently and effectively as possible.”.
(b)have regard to any recommendations made by the committee.
(2)When making any such regulations, the Scottish Ministers must have regard to the desirability of ensuring that the regulations are framed in accordance with any guidance issued by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) which relates to the form of schemes which govern how employees' terms and conditions may be negotiated or determined.
(d)other persons appointed by the Scottish Ministers.
(b)provide or authorise the Council to provide the committee with financial or other support (including by paying allowances to members of the committee in respect of expenses).”.
I29S. 18 in force at 13.1.2014 by S.S.I. 2013/348, art. 2, Sch.
“26AEqual opportunities: post-16 education bodies etc.
(1)Every post-16 education body and regional strategic body must, when making appointments to its governing body or exercising any of its other functions, do so in a manner which encourages equal opportunities and in particular the observance of the equal opportunities requirements.
(2)In subsection (1), “equal opportunities” and “equal opportunity requirements” have the same meanings as in Section L2 (equal opportunities) of Part II of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998.”.
(c)to exercise any of its other functions in relation to that young person.
(c)the form and manner in which it is to be provided.
(3)The Scottish Ministers may, by order, require The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited to provide information it holds about a young person to such persons who provide education or training to young persons as may be specified in the order.
(b)the form and manner in which it is to be provided.
(5)The Skills Development Scotland Co. Limited and any person who is required to provide information by virtue of this section must have regard to any guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers about the provision or use of such information.
(6)In this section, “young person” means a person aged over 15 and under 25.
(b)where that person changes its name, by modifying references to that person in subsections (1), (3) and (5) to reflect that change of name.
(8)An order under this section may make different provision for different purposes.
(9)An order under subsection (1) or (3) is subject to the affirmative procedure.
(10)An order under subsection (7)(a) is subject to the negative procedure.
I32S. 20 in force at 13.1.2014 by S.S.I. 2013/348, art. 2, Sch.
The schedule to this Act (which makes minor amendments to enactments and otherwise modifies enactments for the purposes of or in consequence of this Act) has effect.
I33S. 21 in force at 10.10.2013 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2013/281, art. 2, Sch.
I34S. 21 in force at 13.1.2014 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2013/348, art. 2, Sch.
(1)The Scottish Ministers may by order make such supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as they consider appropriate for the purposes of, in connection with or for the purposes of giving full effect to any provision made by, or by virtue of, this Act.
(2)An order under this section may make different provision for different purposes.
(b)is otherwise subject to the negative procedure.
(1)This section and sections 22 and 24 come into force on the day after Royal Assent.
The short title of this Act is the Post-16 Education (Scotland) Act 2013.
I39Sch. para. 2(1) in force at 13.1.2014 by S.S.I. 2013/348, art. 2, Sch.
I40Sch. para. 2(2)(b) in force at 13.1.2014 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2013/348, art. 2, Sch.
I43Sch. para. 2(7)(d) in force at 10.10.2013 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2013/281, art. 2, Sch.
I45Sch. para. 3 in force at 10.10.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/281, art. 2, Sch.
I51Sch. para. 8(1)(23)(a)(i) in force at 13.1.2014 by S.S.I. 2013/348, art. 2, Sch.
I53Sch. para. 8(5)(a)(i)(22)(a)(22)(b) in force at 10.10.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/281, art. 2, Sch.
I62Sch. para. 8(22)(c) in force at 10.10.2013 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2013/281, art. 2, Sch.
I64Sch. para. 8(23)(a)(iii) in force at 13.1.2014 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2013/348, art. 2, Sch.
I65Sch. para. 8(23)(a)(iv) in force at 13.1.2014 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2013/348, art. 2, Sch.

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