{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-wales-act-2015/section-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-wales-act-2015/section-1.json",
  "legislation": "anaw/2015/1",
  "legislation_title": "Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-wales-act-2015",
  "path": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Overview of this Act",
  "text": "(1) This Act has eight Parts.\n(2) This Part contains an overview of the Act.\n(3) Part 2 makes provision about fee and access plans. It deals with—\n(a) the contents of a fee and access plan, including a fee limit;\n(b) failure to comply with a fee limit or other requirement included in a fee and access plan;\n(c) the validity of certain contracts;\n(d) the monitoring of fee and access plans.\n(4) Part 3 makes provision about the assessment of the quality of education provided by or on behalf of institutions that have a fee and access plan, including provision about—\n(a) powers available for the purposes of assessment;\n(b) steps that may be taken by HEFCW in respect of education of inadequate quality.\n(5) Part 4 makes provision about the preparation and publication of a code relating to the organisation and management of the financial affairs of institutions that have a fee and access plan, including provision about—\n(a) compliance with the code;\n(b) powers available for the purposes of monitoring compliance with the code, and in the case of failure to comply with the code.\n(6) Part 5 makes provision for circumstances in which—\n(a) HEFCW may refuse to approve a new fee and access plan for an institution;\n(b) HEFCW must, or may, withdraw their approval of an institution's fee and access plan.\n(7) Part 6 makes procedural provision about notices and directions given by HEFCW (including provision about the review of certain notices and directions).\n(8) Part 7 makes supplementary provision about functions of HEFCW, including provision relating to guidance, reports, information and advice.\n(9) Part 8 contains general provisions, including provision about—\n(a) the exercise of powers to make regulations;\n(b) the interpretation of terms used in the Act.\n(10) That Part also introduces a Schedule containing amendments to existing enactments and transitional provision.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Act repealed (1.8.2024 to the extent it omits ss. 25, 49, 50(5)-(7), 51, 53, Sch. Pt. 1 paras. 2, 5, 7-26, Sch. Pt. 2, 31.7.2026 to the extent it omits Sch. Pt. 1 para. 4) by Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (asc 1), s. 148(2), Sch. 4 para. 31 (with s. 19); S.I. 2024/806, art. 3(c)(iv) (with arts. 28-42); W.S.I. 2026/62, art. 17"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 1 modified (temp.) (31.7.2026) by The Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/432), art. 11 (with arts. 13-18)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/1/section/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:18:22.399173+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."
}