(1)For the purposes of sections 214 and 215 of this Act, any body for the time being designated by order made by the Secretary of State as appearing to him to be a recognised body shall be conclusively presumed to be such a body.
(2)The Secretary of State shall compile, maintain and publish by order a list including the name of every body which appears to him to fall for the time being within subsection (3) below.
(3)A body falls within this subsection if it is not a recognised body and either—
(a)provides any course which is in preparation for a degree to be granted by a recognised body and is approved by or on behalf of the recognised body; or
(b)is a constituent college, school or hall or other institution of a university which is a recognised body.
(4)In this section “recognised body” means a body falling within section 214(2)(a) or (b) of this Act.