Provisions coming into force on 4 September 20232.

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 4 September 2023—

(a)

section 13 (statement of strategic priorities);

(b)

section 14 (strategic plan for the Commission);

(c)

section 17 (academic freedom of higher education providers and staff);

(d)

section 18 (institutional autonomy of tertiary education providers);

(e)

section 19 (compatibility with charity law and governing documents of tertiary education providers);

(f)

section 20 (guidance);

(g)

section 21 (Welsh Ministers’ power to give general directions);

(h)

section 22 (additional functions of the Commission);

(i)

section 24 (transfer schemes);

(j)

section 25(7) (the register);

(k)

section 30(1) (proportionate conditions);

(l)

section 34 (power to provide for further mandatory ongoing registration conditions);

(m)

section 46 (requirements of a fee limit statement);

(n)

section 85(1), (2)(a) and (b) (power of the Welsh Ministers to fund the Commission);

(o)

section 87(2) (policy on funding powers);

(p)

section 89(1) and (2) (financial support for higher education courses specified in regulations);

(q)

section 130 (information and advice from the Commission and information from the Welsh Ministers);

(r)

section 132(1)(a) to (e), (g) to (k) and (2) (powers to share information);

(s)

section 141 (data protection);

(t)

section 142 (publication);

(u)

section 147 (minor and consequential amendments);

(v)

in Schedule 1 (Commission for Tertiary Education and Research)—

(i)

paragraph 5 in so far as not already in force;

(ii)

paragraph 7 in so far as not already in force;

(iii)

paragraph 8(1) to (3), (6) to (8) and (10);

(iv)

paragraph 9(1) to (3) and (4)(a);

(v)

paragraph 10 in so far as not already in force;

(vi)

paragraph 11(1) in so far as not already in force, (3), (4) and (6) to (10);

(vii)

paragraph 13;

(viii)

paragraph 14;

(ix)

paragraph 15(1)(a);

(x)

paragraph 18;

(xi)

paragraph 19;

(xii)

paragraph 20;

(xiii)

paragraph 21;

(xiv)

paragraph 22;

(w)

Schedule 2 (transfers of property and staff to the Commission);

(x)

in Schedule 4 (minor and consequential amendments)—

(i)

paragraph 20(1);

(ii)

paragraph 20(2)(a);

(iii)

paragraph 28(a).