Regulation 2 Provisions coming into force on 1st January 2018

The following provisions of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 come into force on 1st January 2018—

(a)

section 2 (general duties);

(b)

section 3(8) and (10) (references to “the ongoing registration conditions” and definition of “registered higher education provider” and “registration”);

(c)

section 25 (rating the quality of, and the standards applied to, higher education);

(d)

section 26 (report on operation of section 25 schemes);

(e)

section 27 (performance of assessment functions by a designated body);

(f)

section 29(4) (power to approve an access and participation plan);

(g)

section 62(1) to (4) (power to require information from unregistered providers);

(h)

section 63 (cooperation and information sharing by the OfS);

(i)

section 66(2)(a) (designated body);

(j)

section 75 (regulatory framework);

(k)

section 77 (Secretary of State’s power to give directions);

(l)

section 78 (power to require information and advice from the OfS);

(m)

section 83 (meaning of “English higher education provider” etc.);

(n)

section 85(1) to (3) (other definitions);

(o)

section 118 (pre-commencement consultation);

(p)

in Schedule 4 (assessing higher education: designated body)—

(i)

Part 1;

(ii)

paragraph 7 of Part 2;

(iii)

Part 3;

(q)

in Schedule 6 (English higher education information: designated body)—

(i)

Part 1;

(ii)

Part 3;

(r)

Schedule 10 (transfer schemes).