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Higher Education Bill

 
 

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Education and Skills,

are published separately as EN—35.

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Mr Secretary Clarke has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the

Human Rights Act 1998:

In my view the provisions of the Higher Education Bill are compatible with the

Convention rights.

 
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Contents

Part 1

Research in Arts and Humanities

1   

Arts and Humanities Research Council

2   

Transfer to Council of property etc of Arts and Humanities Research Board

3   

Expenses of Council

4   

Returns, reports etc. by Council to Secretary of State

5   

Pensions

6   

Accounts and records of Council

7   

Northern Ireland: reserved matters

8   

Activities outside United Kingdom

9   

Charter of Council

10   

Research in arts and humanities

Part 2

Review of student complaints

11   

Qualifying institutions

12   

Qualifying complaints

13   

Designation of operator of student complaints scheme

14   

Duties of designated operator

15   

Duties of qualifying institutions

16   

Termination of designation

17   

Privilege in relation to law of defamation

18   

Provision where designation of operator to cease

19   

Exclusion of visitor’s jurisdiction

20   

Interpretation of Part 2

Part 3

Student fees in higher education

Introductory

21   

Meaning of “plan” etc.

 
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Imposition of conditions as to fees

22   

Power of Secretary of State to impose condition as to student fees, etc.

23   

Condition that may be required to be imposed by English funding bodies

24   

Regulations under section 23(6) relating to basic or higher amount

25   

Power of National Assembly for Wales to impose conditions as to student

fees, etc.

26   

Condition that may be required to be imposed by Higher Education Funding

Council for Wales

27   

Sections 22 to 26: supplementary provisions

Plans authorising fees of more than basic amount

28   

Meaning of “the relevant authority”

29   

Director of Fair Access to Higher Education

30   

General duties of relevant authority

31   

Contents of plans

32   

Approval of plans

33   

Duration of plans

34   

Variation of plans

35   

Enforcement of plans: England

36   

Enforcement of plans: Wales

Supplementary

37   

Provision of information

38   

Interpretation of Part 3

Part 4

Student support

39   

Effect of bankruptcy

40   

Other amendments of section 22 of Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998

41   

Transfer of certain functions to National Assembly for Wales

42   

Supply of information held by student support authority

Part 5

General

43   

Orders and regulations

44   

General interpretation

45   

Consequential amendments

46   

Repeals

47   

Financial provisions

48   

Commencement

49   

Extent

50   

Short title, etc.

 
 

 

 

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Schedule 1   —   

Conditions to be met by operator of student complaints

scheme

Schedule 2   —   

Conditions to be met by student complaints scheme

Schedule 3   —   

Duties of designated operator of student complaints scheme

Schedule 4   —   

Termination of designation of operator of student complaints

scheme

Part 1   —   

Circumstances in which designation terminated

Part 2   —   

Agreement made or notice given under Part 1: supplementary

provision

Schedule 5   —   

The Director of Fair Access to Higher Education:

supplementary provisions

Schedule 6   —   

Consequential amendments

Schedule 7   —   

Repeals

 
 

 
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