Guidance by the Council to fundable bodies 10 Guidance to fundable bodies (1) The 2005 Act is modified as follows. 15 Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill Part 1—Functions of the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council (2) After section 17 insert— “17A Guidance to fundable bodies and others (1) The Council may issue guidance to— (a) fundable bodies, and 5 (b) any other persons to whom it makes payments under section 12, 12D or 12J. (1A) Guidance under subsection (1) may, in particular, relate to— (a) the needs and interests of current and prospective learners, (b) the financial sustainability of post-16 education bodies insofar as it affects 10 their provision of fundable further education and fundable higher 1 education, (c) the form and manner in which information required to be provided to the Council under or by virtue of this Act is to be provided, (d) the identification of skills needs and skills planning in particular localities. 15 (1B) Guidance relating to the matters mentioned in subsection (1A)(c) must be consistent with any regulations made by the Scottish Ministers under section 14B(1). (2) A person must have regard to any guidance issued under subsection (1) about activities in respect of which the person is in receipt...