The Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitory Provision) Order 2023

Provisions coming into force on 4 September 2023

2.  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).