The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2017

Provisions coming into force on 1st January 2018

2.  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).