Regulation 6 Approval of plans
In making any determination relating to approval of a plan, the relevant authority must have regard to–
(a)
the safeguarding of fair access to higher education; and
(b)
the desirability of protecting academic freedom and in particular the freedom of institutions to determine —
(i)
the contents of particular courses and the manner in which they are taught, supervised or assessed;
(ii)
the criteria for the admission of students and to apply those criteria in particular cases.