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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-wales-act-2015-commencement-no1-and-saving-provision-order-2015/article-5",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2015/1327",
  "legislation_title": "The Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 (Commencement No.1 and Saving Provision) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-wales-act-2015-commencement-no1-and-saving-provision-order-2015",
  "path": "article/5",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 1 September 2015",
  "text": "The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 September 2015 to the extent specified—\n(a) section 3 (designation of other providers of higher education) for all remaining purposes;\n(b) section 10 (limits on students fees) for all purposes;\n(c) section 11 (compliance and reimbursement directions) for all remaining purposes;\n(d) section 12 (supplementary provision about compliance and reimbursement directions) for all purposes;\n(e) section 14 (validity of contracts) for all purposes;\n(f) sections 15(1)(a) (duty to monitor compliance) and 16 (duty to co-operate) for all purposes;\n(g) section 17 (assessment of quality of education) for all remaining purposes;\n(h) sections 18 to 25 (inadequate quality, co-operation with quality assessment, supplementary powers for the purpose of quality assessment and committee to advise HEFCW on the exercise of quality assessment functions) for all purposes;\n(i) sections 27(9), 28 and 29 (preparation and procedure for approval of financial management code by Welsh Ministers) for all purposes;\n(j) section 41(1)(b), 41(1)(d) and 41(2) (warning notice and review procedure for certain notices and directions) for all purposes;\n(k) sections 42 to 44 (warning notice and review procedure for certain notices and directions) for all remaining purposes;\n(l) sections 45 and 46 (general provisions about directions) for all purposes;\n(m) section 51(1)(a), 51(1)(e) and 51(2) (special reports) for all purposes;\n(n) section 52(1) (statement in respect of intervention functions) in so far as it relates to the publication of a statement in connection with section 52(5)(a), 52(5)(c) and 52(5)(d);\n(o) section 52(2) and 52(3) for all purposes;\n(p) section 53 (information and advice to be given by HEFCW to Welsh Ministers) for all purposes;\n(q) section 54(1) (other information and advice) for all purposes;\n(r) section 58(1) (minor and consequential amendments) in so far as it relates to the paragraphs of the Schedule referred to in paragraph (s);\n(s) in the Schedule (minor and consequential amendments)—\n(i) paragraph 1 in so far as it relates to paragraph 2;\n(ii) paragraph 2 for all purposes;\n(iii) paragraphs 7 to 21 for all purposes;\n(iv) paragraph 22 for all purposes;\n(v) paragraph 23 for all purposes;\n(vi) paragraphs 24 to 26 for all purposes;\n(t) section 58(2) (transitional provision) in so far as it relates to paragraph 31 of the Schedule; and\n(u) paragraph 31 of the Schedule for all purposes.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1327/article/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:34:22.218349+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."
}