The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2018

Statutory Instruments

2018 No. 241 (C. 23)

Education

Scientific Research

The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2018

Made

26th February 2018

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 124(5) and (6) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017(1).

Citation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2018.

Provisions coming into force on 1st April 2018

2.  The following provisions(2) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 come into force on 1st April 2018—

(a) sections 3 to 14 insofar as not already commenced;

(b) sections 16 to 20 (but not to the extent that section 18 refers to section 15);

(c) sections 22 to 24 insofar as not already commenced;

(d) sections 28 to 37 insofar as not already commenced;

(e) sections 42 to 49 insofar as not already commenced;

(f) sections 53 to 55;

(g) sections 58 to 61;

(h) sections 64 to 66 insofar as not already commenced;

(i) section 76;

(j) sections 79 to 82;

(k) sections 84 and 85 insofar as not already commenced;

(l) sections 88 (insofar as it applies to England) and 89 (but as regards subsections (2)(h)(ii) and (4) insofar as they apply in relation to England);

(m) sections 112 to 114;

(n) section 122(1) to the extent it applies to paragraph (s);

(o) section 122(2) to the extent it applies to paragraph (t);

(p) Schedule 2;

(q) Schedule 4, paragraphs 6 and 8 to 11;

(r) Schedule 5;

(s) Schedule 11, paragraphs 1 to 4, 6, 10, 12 to 29(1) and (4), 30 to 35;

(t) Schedule 12, paragraphs 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13 to 15, 16(1) to (4), 18, 20 to 23, 24 (1) to (3) and (4)(b) and (c), 25 to 29.

Provisions coming into force on 30th March 2018

3.  The following provisions of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 come into force on 30th March 2018—

(a) sections 91 to 108;

(b) section 109(3) and (4);

(c) section 111;

(d) Schedule 9.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Education

Sam Gyimah

Minister of State

Department for Education

26th February 2018

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are the third commencement Regulations made under the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (c. 29), and commence provisions of that Act relating to the Office for Students and the establishment and operation of United Kingdom Research and Innovation.

The provisions listed in regulation 2 come into force on 1st April 2018.

The provisions listed in regulation 3 come into force on 30th March 2018.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 have been brought into force by Commencement Regulations made before the date of these Regulations.

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 1	1st January 2018	2017/788
Section 2	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 3(1), (7), (8) and (10) partially	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 13(1), (2) and (3) partially	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 23 partially	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 25	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 26	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 27	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 29(2) partially and (4)	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 30 partially	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 31 partially	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 32 partially	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 36 partially	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 42 (1) and (3) partially	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 44(5) partially	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 45 (1) and (7) partially	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 46 partially	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 62(1) to (4)	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 63	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 64 partially	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 65 partially	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 66(1) partially	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 66(2)(a)	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 75	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 77	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 78	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 83	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 85(1) to (3)	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Section 118	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Schedule 1	1st January 2018	2017/788
Schedule 4 Part 1, paragraph 7 of Part 2 and Part 3	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Schedule 6 Part 1 and 3	1st January 2018	2017/1146
Schedule 10	1st January 2018	2017/1146

(1)

2017 c. 29.

(2)

Consequential, transitional, transitory and saving provisions in respect of some of the provisions listed in this regulation are to be found in the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Consequential, Transitional, Transitory and Savings Provisions) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/245).