# Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015, Section 1: Overview of this Act


(1) This Act has eight Parts.
(2) This Part contains an overview of the Act.
(3) Part 2 makes provision about fee and access plans. It deals with—
(a) the contents of a fee and access plan, including a fee limit;
(b) failure to comply with a fee limit or other requirement included in a fee and access plan;
(c) the validity of certain contracts;
(d) the monitoring of fee and access plans.
(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—
(a) powers available for the purposes of assessment;
(b) steps that may be taken by HEFCW in respect of education of inadequate quality.
(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—
(a) compliance with the code;
(b) powers available for the purposes of monitoring compliance with the code, and in the case of failure to comply with the code.
(6) Part 5 makes provision for circumstances in which—
(a) HEFCW may refuse to approve a new fee and access plan for an institution;
(b) HEFCW must, or may, withdraw their approval of an institution's fee and access plan.
(7) Part 6 makes procedural provision about notices and directions given by HEFCW (including provision about the review of certain notices and directions).
(8) Part 7 makes supplementary provision about functions of HEFCW, including provision relating to guidance, reports, information and advice.
(9) Part 8 contains general provisions, including provision about—
(a) the exercise of powers to make regulations;
(b) the interpretation of terms used in the Act.
(10) That Part also introduces a Schedule containing amendments to existing enactments and transitional provision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/1/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-wales-act-2015/section-1
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