EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order brings into force, in relation to Wales, section 89 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (“the Act”) which amends sections 11 and 12 of the Higher Education Act 2004(1) by expanding the list of higher education providers which are required to join the higher education complaints handling scheme.
Article 3 of the Order makes transitional provision in respect of those new institutions being brought into the higher education complaints scheme, namely that complaints in relation to those new institutions can only be brought about acts or omissions occurring on or after 1 September 2015, or where an act or omission occurs prior to 1 September 2015 and continues after that date.
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