The Angus College (Transfer and Closure) (Scotland) Order 2013
2013 No. 267
Education
The Angus College (Transfer and Closure) (Scotland) Order 2013
Made 12th September 2013
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 17th September 2013
Coming into force 1st November 2013
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(1)(c), 25(1), (1A), (2) and (5) and 60(3) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 19921and of all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 5(1) of that Act, they have consulted the education authority for the area in which Angus College is situated and any other person appearing to them to be affected by the proposal.
In accordance with section 25(7) of that Act, the Board of Management of Dundee College has consented to the transfer and vesting of property, rights, liabilities and obligations provided for in this Order.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Angus College (Transfer and Closure) (Scotland) Order 2013 and comes into force on 1st November 2013.
Interpretation
2. In this Order—
“the 1992 Act” means the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992;
“Angus” means the institution named Angus College being a college of further education prescribed under section 11(1) of the 1992 Act2;
“the Angus Board” means the Board of Management of Angus College established as a body corporate by section 11(2) of the 1992 Act;
“Dundee” means the institution named Dundee College being a college of further education prescribed under section 11(1) of the 1992 Act3;
“the Dundee Board” means the Board of Management of Dundee College established as a body corporate by section 11(2) of the 1992 Act, which is a charity entered in the Scottish Charity Register, charity number SC021188; and
“enactment” has the meaning given in schedule 1 to the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 20104.
Transfer of property, rights, liabilities and obligations
3.—(1) All property, rights, liabilities and obligations of the Angus Board are transferred to and vested in the Dundee Board.
(2) Any reference to Angus or the Angus Board in any instrument is to be construed as a reference to either Dundee or the Dundee Board as may be appropriate.
(3) Any action or proceeding by or against the Angus Board pending or current, immediately before this Order comes into force, may be continued by or against the Dundee Board.
(4) For the purposes of this article, “instrument” does not include enactment.
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