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6(1)The Further and Higher Education Act 1992 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 49B (destination information)—
(a)in subsection (2) for “The Welsh Ministers” substitute “The Commission for Tertiary Education and Research”;
(b)in subsection (4) for “the Welsh Ministers” in the first place where it occurs substitute “the Commission for Tertiary Education and Research”.
(3)Omit—
(a)section 57 (intervention: Wales);
(b)section 62 (establishment of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales);
(c)section 65 (administration of funds by the HEFCW);
(d)section 66 (administration of funds: supplementary);
(e)section 68 (grants to the HEFCW);
(f)section 69 (supplementary functions);
(g)section 79 (duty to give information to HEFCW);
(h)section 81 (directions).
(4)In section 83 (efficiency studies), in the table in subsection (1B) omit the entries for “the Welsh Ministers” and “the HEFCW”.
(5)In section 91 (interpretation)—
(a)omit subsection (4);
(b)in subsection (5)—
(i)for paragraphs (a) and (aa) substitute—
“(a)tertiary education providers registered in a category specified in regulations made for the purposes of section 88 or 105 of the Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022, other than providers that are also institutions within the further education sector or schools,”;
(ii)in paragraph (b) after “in Wales” insert “, other than ones falling within paragraph (a),”;
(iii)in paragraph (c) after “Act)” insert “, other than institutions falling within paragraph (a)”;
(c)omit subsection (5A).
(6)In section 92 (index), omit the entries for “the HEFCW” and “institution in Wales (in relation to the HEFCW)”.
(7)Omit Schedule 1 (the Further and Higher Education Funding Councils).