PART 2

REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION PROVIDERS
CHAPTER 1

REGISTRATION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION PROVIDERS

The register and registration procedure

Registration procedure
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1
Before refusing an application to register a tertiary education provider in a category of the register, the Commission must notify the governing body of the provider that it proposes to do so.
2
The notice must specify—
a
the Commission’s reasons for proposing to refuse to register the tertiary education provider in the category,
b
the period during which the governing body of the provider may make representations about the proposal (“the specified period”), and
c
the way in which those representations may be made.
3
The specified period must not be less than 28 days beginning with the date on which the notice is received.
4
The Commission must have regard to any representations made by the governing body of the tertiary education provider in accordance with the notice in deciding whether to register it in the category.
5
Having decided whether or not to register the tertiary education provider in the category, the Commission must notify the governing body of the provider of its decision.
6
Where the decision is to register the tertiary education provider in the category, the notice must specify—
a
the date of entry in the register in the category, and
b
the ongoing registration conditions applicable to the provider’s registration in the category at that time.
7
Where the decision is to refuse to register the provider in the category, the notice must specify—
a
the grounds for the refusal,
b
information as to the right of review, and
c
the period specified in regulations under section 79(4)(c) within which an application for a review may be made.
S. 26 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 148(2)