The Education (Recognised Awards) (Richmond College) Order 1993

Made: 18th November 1993

Coming into force: 19th November 1993

In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by section 214(2)(c) and (3) of the Education Reform Act 1988[^f00001] the Secretary of State for Education hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1

This Order may be cited as the Education (Recognised Awards) (Richmond College) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 19th November 1993.

Designation of awards

2

Any award granted or to be granted before 30th June 1996 by Richmond College, the American International University in London is hereby designated as a recognised award for the purposes of section 214 of the Education Reform Act 1988.

Amendment of the Education (Recognised Awards) Order 1988

3

The Schedule to the Education (Recognised Awards) Order 1988 [^f00002] is amended by the deletion of “Master of Business Administration” in column 1 and of “Richmond College, Queen’s Road, Richmond, Surrey” in column 2.

Signed

John Patten — Secretary of State for Education — 18th November 1993

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates all awards granted by, or to be granted by, Richmond College, the American International University in London before 30th June 1996 as recognised awards for the purposes of section 214 of the Education Reform Act 1988. The reference to the Master of Business Administration awarded by Richmond College in the Education (Recognised Awards) Order 1988 is deleted, that award now being covered by the general designation made by this Order.

As recognised awards, awards granted by Richmond College are not awards of the kind referred to in section 214(1) of the 1988 Act, which makes it an offence to grant, offer to grant, or issue any invitations relating to certain unrecognised degrees or awards.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1988 c. 40.

[^f00002]: S.I. 1988/2035; the relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1990/1085.