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Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023

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11Minor and consequential amendments

The Schedule to this Act contains minor and consequential amendments.

12Extent

(1)This Act extends to England and Wales only, subject to subsections (2) and (3).

(2)This section and sections 13 and 14 extend to England and Wales and Scotland.

(3)An amendment or repeal has the same extent as the provision amended or repealed.

13Commencement

(1)The following provisions of this Act come into force on the day on which this Act is passed—

(a)section 7, so far as is necessary for enabling the exercise on or after the day on which this Act is passed of the powers to make regulations conferred by section 69B(3) and (4) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (inserted by section 7);

(b)section 9, so far as is necessary for enabling the exercise on or after the day on which this Act is passed of the powers to make regulations conferred by section 69D of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (inserted by section 9);

(c)section 12;

(d)this section;

(e)section 14;

(f)paragraph 11 of the Schedule.

(2)Paragraph 9 of the Schedule comes into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

(3)The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint.

(4)Different days may be appointed for different purposes.

(5)Regulations under subsection (3) may include transitional provision and savings.

14Short title

This Act may be cited as the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.

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