Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 / Deddf Addysg Uwch (Cymru) 2015
Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 / Deddf Addysg Uwch (Cymru) 2015 (2015 anaw 1)
- Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015 / Deddf Addysg Uwch (Cymru) 2015 (2015 anaw 1)
- PART 1 INTRODUCTION
- 1 Overview of this Act
- PART 2 FEE AND ACCESS PLANS
- Application for approval of fee and access plan
- 2 Application by institution for HEFCW's approval of fee and access plan
- 3 Designation of other providers of higher education
- Contents of fee and access plan
- 4 Period to which plan relates
- 5 Fee limit
- 6 Promotion of equality of opportunity and higher education
- Approval etc of fee and access plan
- 7 Approval of fee and access plan
- 8 Publication of approved plan
- 9 Variation of approved plan
- Compliance with fee limit
- 10 Limits on student fees
- 11 Compliance and reimbursement directions
- 12 Supplementary provision about compliance and reimbursement directions
- Compliance with general requirements of approved plan
- 13 Directions in respect of failure to comply with general requirements of approved plan
- Contracts
- 14 Validity of contracts
- Approved plans: compliance and effectiveness
- 15 HEFCW's duty to monitor and evaluate compliance and effectiveness
- 16 Monitoring and evaluating compliance and effectiveness: duty to co-operate
- PART 3 QUALITY OF EDUCATION
- Assessment of quality of education
- 17 Assessment of quality of education
- Powers in respect of education of inadequate quality
- 18 Education of inadequate quality: general
- 19 Directions in respect of inadequate quality
- 20 Other measures in respect of inadequate quality
- Co-operation with quality assessment etc
- 21 Quality assessment etc: duty to co-operate
- Supplementary powers for purpose of quality assessment etc
- 22 Quality assessment etc: powers of entry and inspection
- Guidance relating to quality of education
- 23 Guidance about matters relevant to quality
- 24 Guidance about criteria for assessing quality
- Advice to HEFCW about quality assessment functions
- 25 Committee to advise HEFCW about exercise of quality assessment functions
- Supplementary
- 26 Application of this Part where institution ceases to have approved plan
- PART 4 FINANCIAL AFFAIRS OF REGULATED INSTITUTIONS
- Financial management code
- 27 HEFCW's duty to prepare and publish Code
- 28 Procedure for approval of Code by Welsh Ministers
- 29 Procedure if draft Code not approved by Welsh Ministers
- 30 Procedure if draft Code approved by Welsh Ministers
- Monitoring compliance with Code
- 31 Monitoring compliance with Code
- Powers in respect of failure to comply with Code
- 32 Failure to comply with Code: general
- 33 Directions in respect of failure to comply with Code
- 34 Other measures in respect of failure to comply with Code
- Co-operation with monitoring etc
- 35 Financial management: duty to co-operate
- Supplementary powers for purpose of monitoring etc
- 36 Financial management: powers of entry and inspection
- PART 5 FEE AND ACCESS PLANS: WITHDRAWAL OF APPROVAL ETC
- Refusal to approve new fee and access plan
- 37 Notice of refusal to approve new fee and access plan
- Withdrawal of approval of existing fee and access plan
- 38 Duty to withdraw approval
- 39 Power to withdraw approval
- Publication etc of notice under this Part
- 40 Publication etc of notice under this Part
- PART 6 NOTICES AND DIRECTIONS GIVEN BY HEFCW
- Warning and review procedure for certain notices and directions
- 41 Application of sections 42 to 44
- 42 Proposed notices and directions: requirement to give warning notice
- 43 Information to be given with notices and directions
- 44 Review of notices and directions
- General provisions about directions given by HEFCW
- 45 Directions: compliance and enforcement
- 46 Directions: general
- PART 7 SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION ABOUT FUNCTIONS OF HEFCW
- Exercise of functions by HEFCW
- 47 Compatibility with charity law and governing documents of institutions
- 48 Duty to take into account importance of protecting academic freedom
- 49 Duty to take Welsh Ministers' guidance into account
- Reports to be made by HEFCW
- 50 Annual reports
- 51 Special reports
- Other information etc to be given by HEFCW
- 52 Statement in respect of intervention functions
- 53 Information and advice to be given by HEFCW to Welsh Ministers
- 54 Other information and advice
- PART 8 GENERAL
- 55 Regulations
- 56 Directions given by Welsh Ministers
- 57 Interpretation
- 58 Consequential and transitional provision etc
- 59 Commencement
- 60 Short title etc
- SCHEDULE CONSEQUENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISION ETC
- PART 1 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
- Further and Higher Education Act 1992
- Education Act 1996
- Education Act 2002
- Higher Education Act 2004
- Education Act 2005
- Government of Wales Act 2006
- Education Act 2011
- PART 2 TRANSITIONAL PROVISION
- Plans approved under the Higher Education Act 2004
- Members of Quality Assessment Committee