Legislation – Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022
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Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022, Section 79 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 29 March 2026. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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- s. 131(2)(b)(i)(vi)s. 131(2)(b)(vii)(e)(f)(g) coming into force by S.I. 2026/62 art. 2(oo)
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- s. 131(2)(b)(i)(vi)s. 131(2)(b)(vii)(e)(f)(g) coming into force by S.I. 2026/62 art. 2(oo)
PART 2REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION PROVIDERS
CHAPTER 3FURTHER ENFORCEMENT AND PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS
Warning and review procedure
79Decision reviewer
(1)
The Welsh Ministers must appoint a person, or a panel of persons, to review decisions under sections 45 and 78.
(2)
The Welsh Ministers may pay remuneration and allowances to persons appointed under subsection (1).
(3)
The Welsh Ministers must, by regulations, make provision in connection with reviews by the decision reviewer under sections 45 and 78.
(4)
The regulations may, among other things, make provision—
(a)
about the grounds on which the decision reviewer may make recommendations to the Commission;
(b)
about the kinds of recommendation that may be made by the decision reviewer to the Commission;
(c)
about the period within which, and the way in which, an application must be made;
(d)
about the procedure to be followed by the decision reviewer;
(e)
about steps to be taken by the Commission or the Welsh Ministers following a review.
(5)
In this Part, “the decision reviewer” means the person or panel of persons appointed under subsection (1).