Change 1 Article Choose an article Title and introductory text A1 Duty to take steps to secure freedom of speech A2 Code of practice A3 Duty to promote the importance of freedom of speech and academic freedom A4 Duties of constituent institutions A5 Duty to take steps to secure freedom of speech A6 Code of practice 1 The Office for Students 2 General duties 3 The register 4 Registration procedure 5 The initial and general ongoing registration conditions 6 The specific ongoing registration conditions 7 Proportionate conditions 8 Mandatory ongoing registration conditions for all providers 9 Mandatory transparency condition for certain providers 10 Mandatory fee limit condition for certain providers 11 Duty to publish a list regarding the fee limit condition 12 Mandatory access and participation plan condition for certain institutions 13 Other initial and ongoing registration conditions 14 Public interest governance condition 15 Power to impose monetary penalties 16 Suspension of registration 17 Suspension: procedure 18 De-registration by the OfS 19 De-registration by the OfS: procedure 20 De-registration: appeals 21 Refusal to renew an access and participation plan 22 Voluntary de-registration 23 Assessing the quality of, and the standards applied to, higher education 24 Quality Assessment Committee 25 Rating the quality of, and the standards applied to, higher education 26 Report on operation of section 25 schemes 27 Performance of assessment functions by a designated body 28 Power of designated body to charge fees 29 Power to approve an access and participation plan 30 Duration of a plan 31 Content of a plan: fees 32 Content of a plan: equality of opportunity 33 Variation of a plan 34 Review of decisions on approval or variation 35 Advice on good practice 36 Duty to protect institutional autonomy 37 Power of Secretary of State to require a report 38 Duty to monitor etc the provision of arrangements for student transfers 39 Financial support for registered higher education providers 40 Financial support for certain institutions 41 Financial support: terms and conditions 42 Authorisation to grant degrees etc 43 Supplementary powers with authorisation 44 Variation or revocation of section 42 authorisation 45 Variation or revocation of other authorisations to grant degrees etc 46 Grant, variation or revocation of authorisation: advice on quality etc 47 Grant of authorisation: notification of new providers 48 Variation or revocation of authorisation: procedure 49 Appeals against variation or revocation of authorisation 50 Validation by authorised providers 51 Validation by the OfS 53 Unrecognised degrees 54 Unrecognised degrees: supplementary 55 Saving for right to grant degrees under the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533 56 Use of “university” in title of institution 57 Unauthorised use of “university” in title of institution etc 58 Revocation of authorisation to use “university” title 59 Revocation of authorisation: procedure 60 Appeals against revocation of authorisation 61 Entering and searching premises with a warrant 62 Power to require information from unregistered providers 63 Cooperation and information sharing by the OfS 64 Duty to compile and make available higher education information 65 Duty to publish higher education information 66 Designated body 67 Power of designated body to charge fees 67A Power for the OfS to publish notices, decisions and reports 67B Publication of decision to conduct or terminate investigation 67C Protection from defamation claims 68 Duty to monitor and report on financial sustainability 69 Studies for improving economy, efficiency and effectiveness 69A General functions relating to freedom of speech and academic freedom 69B Functions of the OfS in relation to students’ unions 69C Free speech complaints scheme 69D Overseas funding: registered higher education providers 69E Overseas funding: students’ unions 70 Registration fees 71 Other fees 72 Retention of fee related income 73 Costs recovery 74 Grants from the Secretary of State 75 Regulatory framework 76 Secretary of State's power to confer supplementary functions 77 Secretary of State's power to give directions 78 Power to require information and advice from the OfS 79 Power to require application-to-acceptance information 80 Use of application-to-acceptance information for research purposes 81 Higher Education Funding Council for England 82 The Director of Fair Access to Higher Education 83 Meaning of “English higher education provider” etc 84 Designation of other providers of higher education 85 Other definitions 88 Other amendments relating to financial support 89 Qualifying institutions for purposes of student complaints scheme 90 Higher education corporations in England 91 United Kingdom Research and Innovation 92 The Councils of UKRI 93 UK research and innovation functions 94 Financial support: supplementary provision 95 Exercise of functions by science and humanities Councils 96 Exercise of functions by Innovate UK 97 Exercise of functions by Research England 98 Exercise of functions by the Councils: supplementary 99 UKRI's research and innovation strategy 100 Councils' strategic delivery plans 101 Grants to UKRI from the Secretary of State 102 Secretary of State's power to give directions to UKRI 103 Haldane principle, balanced funding and advice from UKRI 104 General duties 105 Power to require information and advice from UKRI 106 Studies for improving economy, efficiency and effectiveness 107 Provision of research services 108 Representing the United Kingdom 109 Predecessor bodies and preservation of symbolic property 110 Amendments to powers to support research 111 Definitions 112 Cooperation and information sharing between the OfS and UKRI 113 Joint working 114 Advice to Northern Ireland departments 115 Transfer schemes 116 Power to make consequential provision etc 117 Transitional, transitory or saving provision 118 Pre-commencement consultation 119 Regulations 120 Directions 121 General interpretation 122 Minor and consequential amendments 123 Extent 124 Commencement 125 Short title SCHEDULE 1 The Office for Students SCHEDULE 2 The fee limit SCHEDULE 3 Monetary penalties: procedure, appeals and recovery etc SCHEDULE 4 Assessing higher education: designated body SCHEDULE 5 Powers of entry and search etc SCHEDULE 6 English higher education information: designated body SCHEDULE 6A Free speech complaints scheme SCHEDULE 7 Costs recovery: procedure, appeals and recovery etc SCHEDULE 8 Higher education corporations in England SCHEDULE 9 United Kingdom Research and Innovation SCHEDULE 10 Transfer schemes SCHEDULE 11 Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 1 SCHEDULE 12 Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 3
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55 Saving for right to grant degrees under the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533
Nothing done under this Part is to affect the right of the Archbishop of Canterbury, or any other person, by virtue of the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533 to grant a degree where the recipient is not required—
(a) to complete an appropriate course of study or an appropriate programme of supervised research, or
(b) to satisfy an appropriate examination, test or other assessment.
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55 Saving for right to grant degrees under the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533
Nothing done under this Part is to affect the right of the Archbishop of Canterbury, or any other person, by virtue of the Ecclesiastical Licences Act 1533 to grant a degree where the recipient is not required—
(a) to complete an appropriate course of study or an appropriate programme of supervised research, or
(b) to satisfy an appropriate examination, test or other assessment.
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