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Higher Education Act 2004E+W

7E+WThe Higher Education Act 2004 is amended as follows.

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I1Sch. para. 7 in force at 1.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(s)(iii)

8E+WIn section 22 (meaning of “plan” etc), in paragraph (b), for the words from “or a” to the end substitute “ is a reference to a plan approved under section 34. ”

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I2Sch. para. 8 in force at 1.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(s)(iii)

9E+WOmit sections 27 and 28.

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I3Sch. para. 9 in force at 1.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(s)(iii)

10(1)Section 29 (supplementary provision) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (1), omit “or 28”.

(3)In subsection (2), omit “or 28(6)”.

(4)In subsection (3)—

(a)in the words preceding paragraph (a)—

(i)for “, the Education Act 2002 or the 2005 Act” substitute “ or the Education Act 2002 ”;

(ii)for the words from “, the Assembly” to “for Wales” substitute “ or the Higher Education Funding Council for England ”;

(b)omit paragraph (b);

(c)in paragraph (c), for the words from “or 28” to “Councils” substitute “ imposed by the Higher Education Funding Council for England ”.

(5)In the title, for “28” substitute “ 26 ”.

Commencement Information

I4Sch. para. 10 in force at 1.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(s)(iii)

11(1)Section 30 (meaning of “the relevant authority”) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (1), omit paragraph (b) (and the “and” preceding it).

(3)Omit subsections (2) and (3).

Commencement Information

I5Sch. para. 11 in force at 1.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(s)(iii) (with arts. 7-9)

12E+WIn section 32 (general duties of relevant authority), omit subsection (4).

Commencement Information

I6Sch. para. 12 in force at 1.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(s)(iii) (with arts. 7-9)

13(1)Section 33 (contents of plans) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (2), for “In relation to England, a” substitute “ A ”.

(3)Omit subsection (3).

(4)In subsection (4), omit “or (3)”.

(5)In subsection (5)—

(a)in the words preceding paragraph (a), omit “or (3)”;

(b)in paragraph (d), omit the words from “and” to the end of the paragraph.

(6)In subsection (6), omit “or (3)”.

(7)In subsection (7)—

(a)for the definition of “the higher amount” substitute—

the higher amount” means the amount from time to time prescribed as the higher amount under section 24(6);;

(b)for the definition of “qualifying course” and “qualifying person” substitute—

qualifying course” and “qualifying person” have the same meaning as in section 24;;

(c)for the definition of “regulations” substitute—

regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State.

Commencement Information

I7Sch. para. 13 in force at 1.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(s)(iii)

14(1)Section 34 (approval of plans) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (1)(a)—

(a)after “grants” insert “ from the Higher Education Funding Council for England ”;

(b)omit “or section 86 of the 2005 Act”.

(3)In subsection (7), for the words from “made” to the end of the subsection substitute “ made by the Secretary of State ”.

Commencement Information

I8Sch. para. 14 in force at 1.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(s)(iii) (with arts. 7-9)

15E+WIn section 35 (duration of plans), in subsection (2) omit paragraph (b) (and the “or” preceding it).

Commencement Information

I9Sch. para. 15 in force at 1.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(s)(iii) (with arts. 8, 9)

16(1)Section 36 (variation of plans) is amended as follows.E+W

(2)In subsection (1), omit “or a Welsh approved plan”.

(3)In subsection (2), omit paragraph (b) (and the “or” preceding it).

Commencement Information

I10Sch. para. 16 in force at 1.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(s)(iii) (with arts. 7, 9)

17E+WIn section 37 (enforcement of plans), in the title omit “: England”.

Commencement Information

I11Sch. para. 17 in force at 1.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(s)(iii)

18E+WOmit section 38.

Commencement Information

I12Sch. para. 18 in force at 1.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(s)(iii)

19E+WIn section 39 (review of decisions)—

(a)in the words preceding paragraph (a), for “, 37(3)(b) or 38(3)(b)” substitute “ or 37(3)(b) ”;

(b)in paragraph (b), omit sub-paragraph (ii) (and the “or” preceding it);

(c)in paragraph (c), omit “or the Assembly”.

Commencement Information

I13Sch. para. 19 in force at 1.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(s)(iii) (with arts. 7, 9)

20E+WOmit section 40A (provision of reports etc by relevant authority in relation to Wales).

Commencement Information

I14Sch. para. 20 in force at 1.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(s)(iii)

21E+WIn section 41 (interpretation of Part 3), in subsection (1)—

(a)in the definition of “fees”, in paragraph (e), omit sub-paragraph (ii) (and the “or” preceding it);

(b)omit the definition of “Welsh approved plan”.

Commencement Information

I15Sch. para. 21 in force at 1.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(s)(iii)

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