Citation, interpretation, and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 1993 and shall come into force on 1st April 1993.

Amendment of the Education (School Information) Regulations 1981

2. The Education (School Information) Regulations 1981(1) are amended by-

(a)the omission in regulation 5(6)(c) of "(other than sixth form colleges), or";

(b)the omission of regulation 5(6)(d);

(c)the omission in paragraph 4(b) of Schedule 1 of "or a sixth form college"; and

(d)the omission in paragraph 2(b) of Schedule 2 of "or a sixth form college".

Amendment of the Education (School Premises) Regulations 1981

3. The Education (School Premises) Regulations 1981(2) are amended by-

(a)the omission in regulation 3(1) in the definition of "school" of "(including a sixth form college)";

(b)the omission in regulation 3(1) of the definition of "sixth form college";

(c)the omission in paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 2 of "(including a sixth form college)";

(d)the omission in paragraph 4(2)(a) of Schedule 2 of "subject to sub-paragraph (4),";

(e)the omission of paragraph 4(4) of Schedule 2;

(f)the substitution in paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 3 for "neither a sixth form college nor" of "not";

(g)the omission in the heading of the Table in Schedule 3 of "and sixth form colleges";

(h)the omission of paragraph 4 of Schedule 3; and

(i)the omission in paragraph 3(2)(a) of Schedule 4 of "or, in the case of a sixth form college, the number of pupils at the college".

Amendment of the Education (Schools and Further Education) Regulations 1981

4. In regulation 9(1)(c) of the Education (Schools and Further Education) Regulations 1981(3) for "a further education establishment" there is substituted "an institution to which section 218(10) of the Education Reform Act 1988 applies".

Amendment of the Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1983

5. The Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1983(4) are amended by-

(a)the substitution in regulation 4(1) for ", an institution within the PCFC funding sector" of "or other institution within the higher education sector (within the meaning of section 91(5) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992), or an institution within the further education sector (within the meaning of section 91(3) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992),";

(b)the omission in regulation 4(2) of the definition of "institution within the PCFC funding sector";

(c)the substitution in regulation 4(2) for the definition of "maintained institution" of ""maintained institution" means an institution maintained by a local education authority"; and

(d)the omission of Schedule 1.

Amendment of the Assured and Protected Tenancies (Lettings to Students) Regulations 1988

6. Regulation 2 of the Assured and Protected Tenancies (Lettings to Students) Regulations 1988(5) is amended as follows:

(a)for the definition of "further education" there is substituted-

• ""further education" has the meaning assigned to it by section 41 of the Education Act 1944 as read with section 14 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;"; and

(b)in the definition of "publicly funded"-

(i)for paragraph (c) there is substituted-

"(c)within the higher education sector (within the meaning of section 91(5) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992), other than a university;" and

(ii)a new paragraph (d) is inserted-

"(d)within the further education sector (within the meaning of section 91(3) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.".

Revocation of the Education (Governing Bodies of Institutions of Higher and Further Education) Regulations 1990

7. The Education (Governing Bodies of Institutions of Further and Higher Education) Regulations 1990(6) are hereby revoked.

Revocation of the Education (Further and Higher Education Institutions Access Funds) Regulations 1990

8. The Education (Further and Higher Education Institutions Access Funds) Regulations 1990(7) and the Education (Further and Higher Education Institutions Access Funds) (Amendment) Regulations 1992(8) are hereby revoked.

Amendment of the Education (Grant) Regulations 1990

9. The Education (Grant) Regulations 1990(9) are amended by-

(a)the omission of the definition of "Universities Funding Council" in regulation 2(1);

(b)the substitution for regulation 7(3)(c) of-

"(c)any institution within the higher education sector (within the meaning of section 91(5) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992);";

(c)the substitution for regulation 7(3)(d) of-

"(d)any institution conducted by a further education corporation (within the meaning of section 17(1) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992).";

(d)the omission in regulation 8 of the words from "Provided that" to the end of the regulation; and

(e)the omission of regulation 9.

SCHEDULE

1. Sections 10, 100(1) and (3), and 111A of the Education Act 1944(10).

2. Section 4(1) and (3) of the Education Act 1967(11).

3. Section 8 of the Rent Act 1977(12).

4. Sections 8(5) and (7), and 35(4) of the Education Act 1980(13).

5. Section 1 of the Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983(14).

6. Sections 61, 62 and 63(3) of the Education (No. 2) Act 1986(15).

7. Sections 218 and 232(5) of the Education Reform Act 1988(16).

8. Paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1988(17).

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make amendments to the Education (School Information) Regulations 1981, the Education (School Premises) Regulations 1981, the Education (Schools and Further Education) Regulations 1981, the Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1983, the Assured and Protected Tenancies (Lettings to Students) Regulations 1988, and the Education (Grant) Regulations 1990 which are consequential upon the Further and Higher Education Act 1992.

They also revoke the Education (Governing Bodies of Institutions of Further and Higher Education) Regulations 1990, the Education (Further and Higher Education Institutions Access Funds) Regulations 1990 and the Education (Further and Higher Education Institutions Access Funds) (Amendment) Regulations 1992 which are superseded by that Act.