Part I Further education
Chapter II Institutions within the further education sector
Designation of institutions for funding by the councils
I128 Designation of institutions.
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F9The appropriate authority may by order designate F1for the purposes of this section any educational institution principally concerned with the provision of one or both of the following—
a
full-time education suitable to the requirements of persons over compulsory school age who have not attained the age of nineteen years, and
b
courses of further or higher education,
if the institution meets the requirements of subsection (2) below.
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The institution must be one of the following—
a
a voluntary aided school F2(other than one belonging to a group of schools for which a foundation body acts under section 21 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998),
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c
an institution which is grant-aided or eligible to receive aid by way of grant F4or
d
an institution established for the purpose of being principally concerned with the provision of one or both of the kinds of education specified in subsection (1) above.
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For the purposes of subsection (2)(c) above an institution is grant-aided or eligible to receive aid by way of grant if it is maintained by persons other than F7local authorities who—
a
receive any grants under regulations made under F5section 485 of the Education Act 1996, or
b
are eligible to receive such grants.
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In this section “the appropriate authority”—
a
in relation to an educational institution in England, means the Secretary of State;
b
in relation to an educational institution in Wales, means the Welsh Ministers.
4
In this Part of this Act “designated institution” means an institution in relation to which a designation under this section has effect.