Provisions coming into force on 1st January 20182
The following provisions of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 come into force on 1st January 2018—
a
section 2 (general duties);
b
section 3(8) and (10) (references to “the ongoing registration conditions” and definition of “registered higher education provider” and “registration”);
c
section 25 (rating the quality of, and the standards applied to, higher education);
d
section 26 (report on operation of section 25 schemes);
e
section 27 (performance of assessment functions by a designated body);
f
section 29(4) (power to approve an access and participation plan);
g
section 62(1) to (4) (power to require information from unregistered providers);
h
section 63 (cooperation and information sharing by the OfS);
i
section 66(2)(a) (designated body);
j
section 75 (regulatory framework);
k
section 77 (Secretary of State’s power to give directions);
l
section 78 (power to require information and advice from the OfS);
m
section 83 (meaning of “English higher education provider” etc.);
n
section 85(1) to (3) (other definitions);
o
section 118 (pre-commencement consultation);
p
in Schedule 4 (assessing higher education: designated body)—
i
Part 1;
ii
paragraph 7 of Part 2;
iii
Part 3;
q
in Schedule 6 (English higher education information: designated body)—
i
Part 1;
ii
Part 3;
r
Schedule 10 (transfer schemes).