The Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 (Commencement No.1 and Saving Provision) Order 2015 No. 1327 (W. 122) (C. 74)

Saving provision in relation to the coming into force of paragraphs 11, 12, 14 to 16 and 19 of the Schedule to the Act

8.  Notwithstanding the coming into force of paragraphs 11, 12, 14 and 15 of the Schedule to the Act on 1 September 2015—

(a) regulation 5 of the Approved Plans Regulations continues to apply to an application for approval of a proposed plan received by HEFCW under section 34 of the 2004 Act before 1 September 2015;

(b) the following provisions continue to apply in relation to that regulation for the purposes of such an application—

(i) section 32(4) of the 2004 Act;

(ii) section 35(1) and 35(2)(b) of the 2004 Act; and

(iii) regulations 6 to 8 and 11 to 18 of the Approved Plans Regulations; and

(c) regulation 2 of the Designation Regulations continues to apply in so far as it relates to the provisions referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b).