{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-wales-act-2015/section-52",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-wales-act-2015/section-52.json",
  "legislation": "anaw/2015/1",
  "legislation_title": "Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-wales-act-2015",
  "path": "section/52",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "52",
  "heading": "Statement in respect of intervention functions",
  "text": "(1) HEFCW must prepare and publish a statement setting out how they propose to exercise their intervention functions.\n(2) HEFCW—\n(a) must keep the statement under review;\n(b) may revise it.\n(3) Before publishing the statement or a revised statement, HEFCW must consult—\n(a) the governing body of each regulated institution, and\n(b) any other persons they think appropriate.\n(4) Regulations may make provision about—\n(a) the preparation of the statement (including as to its form and content);\n(b) its publication;\n(c) the consultation to be carried out under subsection (3).\n(5) HEFCW's intervention functions are their functions under the following provisions—\n(a) section 11 (compliance and reimbursement directions);\n(b) section 13 (directions in respect of failure to comply with general requirements of approved plan);\n(c) section 19 (directions in respect of inadequate quality);\n(d) section 20(1) and (2) (other measures in respect of inadequate quality);\n(e) section 33 (directions in respect of failure to comply with the Code);\n(f) section 34(1) and (2) (other measures in respect of failure to comply with the Code);\n(g) section 37 (refusal to approve new fee and access plan);\n(h) sections 38 and 39 (withdrawal of approval of existing fee and access plan).",
  "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      "text": "Act repealed (1.8.2024 to the extent it omits ss. 25, 49, 50(5)-(7), 51, 53, Sch.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. 52(5)(c)-(f) excluded (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. 12 (with arts. 13-18)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C2",
      "text": "S. 52(5)(g) excluded (31.7.2026 for specified purposes) by The Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/432), art. 12 (with arts. 13-18)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C3",
      "text": "S. 52(5)(h) excluded (31.7.2026 for specified purposes) by The Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitory and Transitional Provisions) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/432), art. 12 (with arts. 13-18)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 52(1) in force at 25.5.2015 for specified purposes by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 3(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 52(1) in force at 1.9.2015 for specified purposes by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(n)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "S. 52(1) in force at 3.2.2016 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2016/110, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I4",
      "text": "S. 52(2)(3) in force at 1.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(o)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I5",
      "text": "S. 52(4) in force at 20.5.2015 for specified purposes by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 2(r)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I6",
      "text": "S. 52(5) in force at 25.5.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 3(h)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/1/section/52",
    "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."
}