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).