Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Craigie College of Education (Closure) (Scotland) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 1st August 1993.

Interpretation

2. In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them:-�

"the Act" means the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992;

"the College" means Craigie College of Education, being an institution designated under section 44 of the Act;

"governing body"-�

"the University" means the University of Paisley being an institution designated under section 44 of the Act.

Closure of the College and winding-up of governing body

3. The College shall be closed and its governing body wound up on 1st August 1993.

Transfer of property, rights, liabilities and obligations

4.-(1) On 1st August 1993 there shall be transferred to and vest in the governing body of the University all property, rights, liabilities and obligations to which immediately before 1st August 1993 the governing body of the College was entitled or subject.

(2) The vesting of property, rights, liabilities and obligations under this Article shall have effect, notwithstanding-�

(a)anything to the contrary in, or

(b)any condition relating to the transfer of such property, rights, liabilities or obligations contained in,

any enactment, rule of law or obligation.

(3) Reference to the College or to the governing body thereof-�

(a)in any agreement, deed, bond, instrument or notice;

(b)in any action or proceeding pending or existing at 1st August 1993 by or against the governing body of the College before any court or other tribunal; and

(c)in any other document whatsoever relating to or affecting any property, right, liability or obligation of the governing body of the College which vests by virtue of this Article in the governing body of the University,

shall be taken on or after 1st August 1993 as referring to the University or the governing body of the University as appropriate.

Supplementary provision: property provided with grant aid

5. Regulations 8 and 9 of the Grant-aided Colleges (Scotland) Grant Regulations 1989(5) shall apply in relation to any land or buildings transferred by Article 4 of this Order, as if any grant paid to the governing body of the College had been paid to the governing body of the University.

Transfer of staff

6.-(1) Where a person is employed immediately before 1st August 1993 by the governing body of the College his contract of employment shall have effect on and after 1st August 1993 as if originally made between him and the University.

(2) Without prejudice to paragraph (1) above-�

(a)all the rights, powers, duties and liabilities of the governing body of the College under or in connection with a contract to which that paragraph applies shall by virtue of this paragraph be transferred to the University on 1st August 1993; and

(b)anything done before that date by or in relation to the governing body of the College in respect of that contract or the employee shall be deemed on and after that date to have been done by or in relation to the University.

(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) above are without prejudice to any right of an employee to terminate his contract of employment if the terms and conditions of his employment are changed substantially to his detriment, but such change shall not be taken to have occurred by reason only of the fact that his employer is changed by virtue of this Article.

(4) Where a person-�

(a)has prior to 1st August 1993 entered into a contract of employment with the governing body of the College which is to come into effect on or after that date; and

(b)would, if the contract had come into effect before that date, have been an employee to whom the provisions of this Article would have applied, he shall be treated for the purposes of this Article as if he were such an employee.

Dissolution of governing body

7. The governing body of the College shall be dissolved on 1st August 1993.

Revocation

8. The Colleges of Education (Scotland) Regulations 1987 are revoked insofar as they apply to the College.

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

On 1st August 1993 Craigie College of Education will cease to be a separate institution and become part of the University of Paisley. This Order gives effect to that arrangement.

The Order closes the College and provides for its governing body to be wound up (Article 3). It transfers the whole property, rights, liabilities and obligations of the governing body of the College to the governing body of the University (Article 4) and makes consequential provision regarding property provided with the aid of grant (Article 5). It provides for staff to transfer to employment by the University without a break in their employment (Article 6). It dissolves the governing body of the College (Article 7) and makes consequential revocation of Regulations relating to the College (Article 8).