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The Higher Education Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/3255 · Made 9 December 2004

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EDUCATION, UNITED KINGDOM

Made 9th December 2004

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 52(2) of the Higher Education Act 2004f1, the Secretary of State hereby make the following Order:

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f1

2004 (c. 8)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and Interpretation
  2. 2Provisions coming into force
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and Interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Higher Education Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2004.

(2)

In this Order “the 2004 Act” means the Higher Education Act 2004.

2Provisions coming into force

The following provisions of the 2004 Act shall come into force on 16 December 2004;

  • Section 1;

  • Sections 3 to 9;

  • Section 10(1) and (4);

  • Section 49 to the extent it relates to the provisions of Schedule 6 specified below; and

  • Paragraphs 2, 4 to 6 and 10 of Schedule 6 to the extent that they are not already in force.

Signature

Kim Howells

Minister of State

Department for Education and Skills

9th December 2004

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the second Commencement Order made under the Higher Education Act 2004 and brings into force certain provisions of that Act on 16 December 2004.

3.

Article 2 commences provisions concerning the Arts and Humanities Research Council. It also commences the subsections concerning the powers of the Secretary of State, and in Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Department, in relation to research in the arts and humanities.