2 Provisions coming into force on 1st January 2018
The following provisions of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 come into force on 1st January 2018—
(a) section 2 (general duties);
(b) section 3(8) and (10) (references to “the ongoing registration conditions” and definition of “registered higher education provider” and “registration”);
(c) section 25 (rating the quality of, and the standards applied to, higher education);
(d) section 26 (report on operation of section 25 schemes);
(e) section 27 (performance of assessment functions by a designated body);
(f) section 29(4) (power to approve an access and participation plan);
(g) section 62(1) to (4) (power to require information from unregistered providers);
(h) section 63 (cooperation and information sharing by the OfS);
(i) section 66(2)(a) (designated body);
(j) section 75 (regulatory framework);
(k) section 77 (Secretary of State’s power to give directions);
(l) section 78 (power to require information and advice from the OfS);
(m) section 83 (meaning of “English higher education provider” etc.);
(n) section 85(1) to (3) (other definitions);
(o) section 118 (pre-commencement consultation);
(p) in Schedule 4 (assessing higher education: designated body)—
(i) Part 1;
(ii) paragraph 7 of Part 2;
(iii) Part 3;
(q) in Schedule 6 (English higher education information: designated body)—
(i) Part 1;
(ii) Part 3;
(r) Schedule 10 (transfer schemes).