Part 1

The Office for Students

Powers to grant degrees etc

Supplementary powers with authorisation
43
1
An authorisation under section 42(1) may include power for the provider to authorise other institutions to grant on the provider's behalf—
a
all the authorised taught awards and research awards, or
b
such of those awards as are specified or are of a specified description.
2
An authorisation under section 42(1) includes—
a
power to grant the authorised taught awards or research awards, or such of those awards as are specified or are of a specified description, jointly with another institution,
b
power to deprive a person of an authorised taught award or research award granted by or on behalf of the provider in pursuance of the authorisation,
c
power to grant honorary degrees of any description, or specified honorary degrees, or honorary degrees of a specified description, and
d
power to grant degrees of any description, or specified degrees, or degrees of a specified description, to members of the academic or other staff of the provider.
3
But in the case of a foundation degree only authorisation, the references in subsection (2)(c) and (d) to degrees are to foundation degrees only.
4
In the case of an authorised taught award or research award granted jointly with another institution, the power to deprive mentioned in subsection (2)(b) is only exercisable jointly with that institution.
5
In this section, “authorised” and “specified” have the same meaning as in section 42.
S. 43 in force at 1.4.2018 by S.I. 2018/241, reg. 2(e)