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# The Power to Award Degrees etc. (TEC Partnership) Order 2024

## Title and introductory text {#prelims}

2024 No. 970
Education, England
The Power to Award Degrees etc. (TEC Partnership) Order 2024
Made
12th September 2024
Coming into force
31st October 2024
The Office for Students, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, makes the following Order.
The Office for Students has requested advice from the relevant body regarding the quality of, and standards applied to, higher education provided by the provider, and has had regard to that advice in accordance with sections 46(1)(b), and 46(7) of the aforementioned Act.

## 1 Citation and commencement {#article-1}

This Order may be cited as the Power to Award Degrees etc. (TEC Partnership) Order 2024 and shall come into force on 31st October 2024.

## 2 Competence to grant awards {#article-2}

TEC Partnership is authorised to grant awards of the kind mentioned in section 42(2)(a) of the said Act for taught awards up to and including bachelor’s degree level for an indefinite period.

## 3 Competence to grant awards {#article-3}

TEC Partnership may authorise other institutions to grant such awards as specified in article 2 of this Order on its behalf.