Merger of Funding Councils

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A CHANGING LANDSCAPE FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN SCOTLAND

A Consultation Paper on the Merger of The Scottish Further Education Funding Council
and The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council

Tertiary Education (Funding etc.) (Scotland) Bill
CONSULTATION DRAFT
Contents

Section

Part 1
Provision of tertiary education etc

1

Duty to secure provision of tertiary education and research

2

Tertiary education

3

Persons with learning difficulties

4

Funding of the Council

5

Funding of the Council: additional grants

6

Directions to the Council

7

Directions where financial mismanagement

8

Delegation of functions under section 1(1)

Part 2
Funding of tertiary education etc.
Scottish Tertiary Education Funding Council

9

Scottish Tertiary Education Funding Council

10

Dissolution of other funding bodies

11

Administration of funds

12

Funding of specified tertiary education providers

13

Funding: requirement to hold meeting

14

Efficiency studies

15

Quality of tertiary education

16

Advisory functions

17

Skills needs

18

Consultation and collaboration

19

Equal opportunities

20

General powers

Specified tertiary education providers

21

Specified tertiary education providers

22

Specified tertiary education providers: further provision

23

Duty to provide tertiary education

24

Development plans

25

Inspection of accounts

26

Merger evaluation

27

Change of name by certain institutions

28

Information about recorded children

Part 3
General

29

Amendment of enactments

30

Ancillary provision

31

Orders and regulations

32

Interpretation

33

Short title and commencement

Schedule 1-The Scottish Tertiary Education Funding Council

Schedule 2-Specified tertiary education providers

Schedule 3-Amendment of enactments

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