Higher Education Act 2004

Section 49

SCHEDULE 6 Consequential amendments

Public Records Act 1958 (c. 51)

1 In Schedule 1 to the Public Records Act 1958 (definition of public records) in Part 2 of the Table at the end of paragraph 3 (other establishments and organisations) insert at the appropriate place “Director of Fair Access to Higher Education”.

Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (c. 13)

2 In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments etc. subject to investigation), insert at the appropriate place “The Arts and Humanities Research Council.”.

Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)

3 In Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972 (which lists the kinds of employment etc. to which a scheme under that Act can apply) omit “The Arts and Humanities Research Board”.

House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24)

4 In Schedule 1 to the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (offices disqualifying for membership), in Part 3 (other disqualifying offices) insert at the appropriate places—

“Chairman, Deputy Chairman or Chief Executive of the Arts and Humanities Research Council.”, and

“Director of Fair Access to Higher Education.”

Patents Act 1977 (c. 37)

5 In section 41 of the Patents Act 1977 (amount of compensation awarded to employees in relation to patent for an invention), in subsection (3) after “Science and Technology Act 1965” insert “or the Arts and Humanities Research Council (as defined by section 1 of the Higher Education Act 2004)”.

Further Education Act 1985 (c. 47)

6 In section 2 of the Further Education Act 1985 (power of local education authorities to supply goods or services through further or higher education institutions), in subsection (4)(a) after “Science and Technology Act 1965” insert “or for the Arts and Humanities Research Council (as defined by section 1 of the Higher Education Act 2004)”.

Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30)

7 Omit section 26 of the 1998 Act (imposition of conditions as to fees at further or higher education institutions).

8 In section 28 of the 1998 Act (interpretation of Chapter 1 of Part 2), in subsection (1) omit the definitions of “fees” and “publicly-funded institution”.

9 In section 42 of the 1998 Act (orders and regulations), for subsection (5) substitute—

“(5) That subsection also does not apply to any other regulations under section 22 a draft of which has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.”

Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)

10 In Schedule 1 to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (public authorities for the purposes of the Act), in Part 6 (other public bodies and offices: general), insert at the appropriate places—

“The Arts and Humanities Research Council.”, and

“The Director of Fair Access to Higher Education.”