Section 69: Grounds for intervention and Section 70: Powers to intervene
223.Sections 69 and 70 replace the provisions previously set out in section 57 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 relating to the Welsh Ministers’ powers of intervention for institutions in the further education sector in Wales.
224.Section 69 specifies the grounds that must be met in order for the Welsh Ministers to intervene in the conduct of a tertiary education provider in Wales that is an institution in Wales within the further education sector. See section 144 for an interpretation of these terms.
225.Section 70 makes provision for the way that the Welsh Ministers may intervene if one or more of the grounds for intervention set out in section 68 are met. The Welsh Ministers must consult with the Commission before exercising their intervention powers under this section.
226.Directions issued by the Welsh Ministers under section 70 are enforceable by injunction (see section 82).