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The Power to Award Degrees etc. (MLA College Ltd) Order 2026

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Contents: 5 provisions
  1. Title and introductory text
  2. 1 Citation and commencement
  3. 2 Authorisation to grant awards
  4. 3
  5. Schedule Subjects related to engineering and technology, business and management, and geography, earth and environmental studies

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5 provisions

Title and introductory text

2026 No. 1109 EDUCATION, ENGLAND The Power to Award Degrees etc. (MLA College Ltd) Order 2026 Made 20th October 2026 Coming into force 25th October 2026 The Office for Students makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017. 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 section 46(1)(a) and (7) of that Act.

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1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Power to Award Degrees etc. (MLA College Ltd) Order 2026 and comes into force on 25th October 2026.

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2 Authorisation to grant awards

MLA College Ltd (registered company number 09188277) is authorised to grant taught awards of the kind mentioned in section 42(2)(c) of the said Act for taught awards up to and including master’s level for subjects related to— (a) engineering and technology, (b) business and management, and (c) geography, earth and environmental studies, including but not limited to the subjects specified in the Schedule.

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The authorisation in article 2 is for a fixed term beginning on 25th October 2026 and expiring at the end of the day on 24th October 2030.

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Schedule Subjects related to engineering and technology, business and management, and geography, earth and environmental studies

Article 2 1 Engineering (non-specific) 2 Mechanical engineering 3 Production and manufacturing engineering 4 Aeronautical and aerospace engineering 5 Naval architecture 6 Bioengineering, medical and biomedical engineering 7 Civil engineering 8 Electrical and electronic engineering 9 Chemical, process and energy engineering 10 Minerals technology 11 Materials technology 12 Polymers and textiles 13 Maritime technology 14 Biotechnology 15 Technology 16 Materials science 17 Business and management (non-specific) 18 Business studies 19 Marketing 20 Management studies 21 Human resource management 22 Tourism, transport and travel 23 Finance 24 Accounting 25 Geography (non-specific) 26 Physical geographical sciences 27 Human geography 28 Environmental sciences 29 Geographical studies 30 Earth sciences

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