Provisions coming into force on 4 September 2023I12

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 4 September 2023—

a

section 13 (statement of strategic priorities);

b

section 14 (strategic plan for the Commission);

c

section 17 (academic freedom of higher education providers and staff);

d

section 18 (institutional autonomy of tertiary education providers);

e

section 19 (compatibility with charity law and governing documents of tertiary education providers);

f

section 20 (guidance);

g

section 21 (Welsh Ministers’ power to give general directions);

h

section 22 (additional functions of the Commission);

i

section 24 (transfer schemes);

j

section 25(7) (the register);

k

section 30(1) (proportionate conditions);

l

section 34 (power to provide for further mandatory ongoing registration conditions);

m

section 46 (requirements of a fee limit statement);

n

section 85(1), (2)(a) and (b) (power of the Welsh Ministers to fund the Commission);

o

section 87(2) (policy on funding powers);

p

section 89(1) and (2) (financial support for higher education courses specified in regulations);

q

section 130 (information and advice from the Commission and information from the Welsh Ministers);

r

section 132(1)(a) to (e), (g) to (k) and (2) (powers to share information);

s

section 141 (data protection);

t

section 142 (publication);

u

section 147 (minor and consequential amendments);

v

in Schedule 1 (Commission for Tertiary Education and Research)—

i

paragraph 5 in so far as not already in force;

ii

paragraph 7 in so far as not already in force;

iii

paragraph 8(1) to (3), (6) to (8) and (10);

iv

paragraph 9(1) to (3) and (4)(a);

v

paragraph 10 in so far as not already in force;

vi

paragraph 11(1) in so far as not already in force, (3), (4) and (6) to (10);

vii

paragraph 13;

viii

paragraph 14;

ix

paragraph 15(1)(a);

x

paragraph 18;

xi

paragraph 19;

xii

paragraph 20;

xiii

paragraph 21;

xiv

paragraph 22;

w

Schedule 2 (transfers of property and staff to the Commission);

x

in Schedule 4 (minor and consequential amendments)—

i

paragraph 20(1);

ii

paragraph 20(2)(a);

iii

paragraph 28(a).