{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-student-fees-approved-plans-england-regulations-2004/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-student-fees-approved-plans-england-regulations-2004/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "ukdsi/2004/0110497643",
  "legislation_title": "The Student Fees (Approved Plans) (England) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-student-fees-approved-plans-england-regulations-2004",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Approval of plans",
  "text": "Where the governing body of an institution applies to the Director for approval of a proposed plan, the following procedure applies:—\n(a) the Director must inform the governing body within a reasonable time whether he approves the plan or whether he is minded not to approve the plan, giving reasons in the latter case;\n(b) where the Director informs the governing body under paragraph (a) that he is minded not to approve the plan, the governing body may, within a reasonable time, do either or both of the following—\n(i) make representations as to why the Director should approve the plan, or\n(ii) modify the plan;\n(c) where the governing body acts in accordance with paragraph (b), the Director must within a reasonable time consider the representations or modifications (or both) to the plan and, having considered them, inform the governing body whether or not he approves the plan;\n(d) where the governing body does not act in accordance with paragraph (b) within a reasonable time, the Director must, within a further reasonable time, inform the governing body whether or not he approves the plan.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2004/0110497643/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:23:37.720200+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}