The Higher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Higher Education (Monetary Penalties and Refusal to Renew an Access and Participation Plan) (England) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 1st August 2019.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Higher Education and Research Act 2017;

“a decision under section 21(2) of the Act” means a decision of the OfS(1) that, on the expiry of a plan in relation to a registered higher education provider(2) which is currently in force, it will refuse to approve a new plan for a specified period;

“a plan” means an access and participation plan within the meaning of section 29(2) of the Act;

“the review body” means a person or panel of persons appointed by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 9(1);

“section 21(2) notification” means a notification under section 21(2) of the Act.

(1)

The OfS is how the Office for Students is referred to: see section 1(2) of the Act.

(2)

“Registered higher education provider” is defined in section 3(10)(a) of the Act.