{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-wales-act-2015/section-38",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-wales-act-2015/section-38.json",
  "legislation": "anaw/2015/1",
  "legislation_title": "Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-wales-act-2015",
  "path": "section/38",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "38",
  "heading": "Duty to withdraw approval",
  "text": "(1) If HEFCW are satisfied that a regulated institution is no longer within section 2(3), they must withdraw their approval of the fee and access plan relating to the institution by giving notice under this section to the institution's governing body.\n(2) Regulations may make provision about—\n(a) matters to be taken into account by HEFCW in making a determination for the purposes of this section;\n(b) the procedure to be followed in connection with giving notice under this section.\n(3) Regulations making provision as described in subsection (2)(b) may (among other things) amend or apply, with or without modifications, any provision made by or under sections 41 to 44.",
  "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      "text": "Act repealed (1.8.2024 to the extent it omits ss. 25, 49, 50(5)-(7), 51, 53, Sch.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": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 38(1) in force at 1.8.2016 by S.I. 2016/110, art. 3(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 38(2) in force at 20.5.2015 for specified purposes by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 2(l)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "S. 38(3) in force at 3.2.2016 by S.I. 2016/110, art. 2(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/1/section/38",
    "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."
}