{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-wales-act-2015/section-48",
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  "legislation": "anaw/2015/1",
  "legislation_title": "Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-wales-act-2015",
  "path": "section/48",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "48",
  "heading": "Duty to take into account importance of protecting academic freedom",
  "text": "In exercising functions by virtue of this Act, HEFCW must take into account the importance of protecting academic freedom including, in particular, the freedom of institutions—\n(a) to determine the contents of particular courses and the manner in which they are taught, supervised or assessed,\n(b) to determine the criteria for the admission of students and to apply those criteria in particular cases, and\n(c) to determine the criteria for the selection and appointment of academic staff and to apply those criteria in particular cases.",
  "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      "text": "Act repealed (1.8.2024 to the extent it omits ss. 25, 49, 50(5)-(7), 51, 53, Sch.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. 48 in force at 25.5.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 3(e)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/1/section/48",
    "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."
}