# Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, Paragraph 16: Higher education

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) Use for the purposes of a higher education institution.
(2) 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.
(3) In this paragraph—
“governing body”—
(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;
(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;
(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—
(a) an institution in England or Wales which is—
(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
(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);
(b) a provider of higher education in England and Wales designated under section 84 of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017;
(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);
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/10/schedule/1/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/terrorism-protection-of-premises-act-2025/schedule-1/paragraph-16
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