Schedule 15: Further and higher education: reduction of burdens
769.In this note on the Schedule, references to further education institutions are to institutions which provide further education and are maintained by a local authority, or to institutions within the further education sector. References to institutions within the further education sector are to further education corporations, designated institutions and sixth form colleges (see section 91(3) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (the “FHEA 1992”)). A further education corporation is a body corporate established under section 15 or 16 of the FHEA 1992, or which has become a further education corporation by virtue of section 33D or 47 of that Act. A sixth form college corporation is a body corporate that is designated as a sixth form college corporation under section 33A or 33B of the FHEA 1992, or established under section 33C of that Act. References to sixth form colleges are to institutions conducted by sixth form college corporations. A designated institution is a further education institution that has been designated by the Secretary of State under section 28 of the FHEA 1992.