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The Power to Award Degrees etc. (TEC Partnership) Order 2020

S.I. 2020/772 · Made 21 July 2020 · Extends to England and Wales

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Education, England

Made 21st July 2020

Coming into force 1st August 2020

The Office for Students, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 M1, makes the following Order:

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Marginal citations

M1

2017 c.29.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Competence to grant awards
  3. 3Competence to grant awards
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencementI1

This Order may be cited as the Power to Award Degrees etc. (TEC Partnership) Order 2020 and shall come into force on 1st August 2020.

2Competence to grant awardsI1F1

TEC Partnership shall be competent to grant foundation degree only awards of the kind mentioned in section 42(2)(a) and defined under section 42(3) of the said Act for a fixed term beginning on 1st August 2020 and expiring on 31st October 2024.

3Competence to grant awardsF1

TEC Partnership shall be competent to grant up to and including bachelor’s degree awards of the kind mentioned in section 42(2)(c) of the said Act for a fixed term beginning on 1st August 2021 and expiring on 31st October 2024.

Signature

Susan Lapworth

Director of Competition and Registration

For the Office for Students

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, made under section 42(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 authorises TEC Partnership with the power to grant foundation degree only awards for a one- year fixed term expiring on 31st July 2021. This Order will come into force on 1st August 2020.

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