Paragraph 16 Higher educationI1

Use for the purposes of a higher education institution.

Where the relevant Schedule 1 use of qualifying premises is use for the purposes of a higher education institution the person responsible for the premises for the purposes of this Part is the governing body of the institution.

In this paragraph—

• “governing body”—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a higher education institution in England or Wales, has the meaning given by section 85 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017;

  2. (b)

     in relation to a higher education institution in Scotland, has the meaning given by section 35(2) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005;

  3. (c)

     in relation to a higher education institution in Northern Ireland, has the meaning given by Article 30(3) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2810 (N.I. 12));

• “higher education institution” means—

  1. (a)

     an institution in England or Wales which is—

     1. (i)

        a qualifying institution within the meaning of section 11 of the Higher Education Act 2004 (including a training provider who is a qualifying institution by virtue of that section and section 21(1) of that Act), or

     2. (ii)

        an institution principally concerned with the provision of education by means of courses of a description mentioned in Schedule 6 to the Education Reform Act 1988 (higher education courses);

  2. (b)

     a provider of higher education in England and Wales designated under section 84 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017;

  3. (c)

     in Scotland, a higher education institution within the meaning of section 35(1) of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 6);

  4. (d)

     an institution in Northern Ireland which provides higher education within the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1772 (N.I. 15));

• “training provider” means a person who provides training in England or Wales for members of the school workforce within the meaning of Part 3 of the Education Act 2005 (see section 100 of that Act);

• “use for the purposes of a higher education institution” includes providing residential accommodation for students at a higher education institution where the accommodation is managed by or on behalf of the institution.