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).