{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-act-2004/section-52",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-act-2004/section-52.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/8",
  "legislation_title": "Higher Education Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-act-2004",
  "path": "section/52",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "52",
  "heading": "Commencement",
  "text": "(1) The following provisions come into force on the passing of this Act—\nsection 22, so far as relating to England;\nsection 24(6), so far as enabling regulations to be made;\nsection 26;\nsection 29, so far as relating to England;\nsection 30(1), so far as relating to England;\nsection 31;\nsection 32(1);\nsections 33 and 34, so far as relating to England;\nsections 35 to 37, so far as enabling regulations to be made in relation to England;\nsection 39, so far as relating to England;\nsection 40;\nsection 41, so far as relating to England;\nsection 42;\nsections 47 and 48;\nsection 51, this section and sections 53 and 54;\nSchedule 5; and\nparagraph 1 of Schedule 6 and, so far as relating to the Director of Fair Access to Higher Education, paragraphs 4 and 10 of that Schedule (and section 49 so far as relating to those provisions).\n(2) The following provisions (so far as not coming into force in accordance with subsection (1)) come into force in accordance with provision made by the Secretary of State by order—\nPart 1, except section 10(2) and (3);\nsection 19;\nsection 23;\nsection 37;\nsection 43;\nsection 45;\nparagraphs 2 to 6 and 9 and 10 of Schedule 6 (and section 49 so far as relating to those paragraphs); and\nin Schedule 7, the repeals in the Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11) and in section 22 of the 1998 Act (and section 50 so far as relating to those repeals).\n(3) The following provisions come into force in accordance with provision made by the Assembly by order—\nsection 10(2);\nsections 27 and 28;\nsection 30(2) and (3);\nsection 32(4);\nsection 38; and\nsection 44.\n(4) The Assembly may not make an order under subsection (3) in relation to section 44 except with the agreement of the Secretary of State.\n(5) Section 10(3) comes into force in accordance with provision made by the Scottish Ministers by order.\n(6) Except as provided by subsections (1) to (5), the provisions of this Act come into force—\n(a) in relation to England, in accordance with provision made by the Secretary of State by order, and\n(b) in relation to Wales, in accordance with provision made by the Assembly by order.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/8/section/52",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:17:21.361210+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."
}