Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29)

Part 1 U.K. The Office for Students

Powers to grant degrees etc E+W

55 Saving for right to grant degrees under the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533 E+W

Nothing done under this Part is to affect the right of the Archbishop of Canterbury, or any other person, by virtue of the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533 to grant a degree where the recipient is not required—

(a) to complete an appropriate course of study or an appropriate programme of supervised research, or

(b) to satisfy an appropriate examination, test or other assessment.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 55 in force at 1.4.2018 by S.I. 2018/241, reg. 2(f)