{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-wales-act-2015/section-54",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-wales-act-2015/section-54.json",
  "legislation": "anaw/2015/1",
  "legislation_title": "Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-wales-act-2015",
  "path": "section/54",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "54",
  "heading": "Other information and advice",
  "text": "(1) HEFCW may—\n(a) identify good practice relating to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the promotion of higher education, and\n(b) give information and advice about such practice to the governing body of a regulated institution, or to the governing bodies of regulated institutions generally.\n(2) In exercising its functions, the governing body of a regulated institution is to take into account any information or advice given by HEFCW to it, or to governing bodies generally, under subsection (1)(b).\n(3) HEFCW may provide such other information and advice as they think appropriate having regard to (among other things) their functions and those of regulated institutions.\n(4) That information and advice may (among other things) relate to—\n(a) the powers and duties of regulated institutions;\n(b) the organisation and management of the financial affairs of regulated institutions;\n(c) the effect of approval of a 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      "text": "Act repealed (1.8.2024 to the extent it omits ss. 25, 49, 50(5)-(7), 51, 53, Sch.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": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 54(1) in force at 1.9.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 5(q)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 54(2) in force at 1.8.2017 by S.I. 2017/239, art. 2"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I3",
      "text": "S. 54(3)(4) in force at 25.5.2015 by S.I. 2015/1327, art. 3(i)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2015/1/section/54",
    "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."
}