Legislation – The Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (Commencement No. 7, Transitory, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2026

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Introduction

1 Title and interpretation

2 Provisions coming into force on 1 April 2026

3 Provisions coming into force on 1 April 2026 to the extent specified

4 Provisions coming into force on 1 April 2026 subject to transitory provisions

5 (1) Section 110 of the Act (financial support directions) comes…

6 (1) Section 131(2)(b)(ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of the Act…

7 Provisions coming into force on 1 April 2026 subject to transitional provisions

8 (1) Paragraph 14(3) of Schedule 4 to the Act comes…

9 (1) Paragraph 14(5) of Schedule 4 to the Act comes…

10 (1) Paragraph 14(10)(c) of Schedule 4 to the Act comes…

11 (1) Paragraph 33(2)(a) of Schedule 4 to the Act comes…

12 (1) Paragraph 33(2)(d) of Schedule 4 to the Act comes…

13 Inspections of the Chief Inspector

14 Annual report of the Chief Inspector

15 Annual plan of the Chief Inspector

16 Provisions coming into force on 31 July 2026

17 Provisions coming into force on 31 July 2026 to the extent specified

18 Provisions coming into force on 31 July 2026 subject to transitory provisions

19 (1) Paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to the Act comes…

20 (1) Paragraph 6(5)(b) and (c) of Schedule 4 to the…

21 (1) In Schedule 4 to the Act—

22 Provisions coming into force on 1 August 2026

23 Transitory provisions relating to the Act

24 Provisions coming into force on 1 January 2027

25 Provisions coming into force on 1 April 2027

26 Provisions coming into force on 1 April 2027 subject to savings

SCHEDULES

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Explanatory note

Provisions coming into force on 1 April 20262.

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 April 2026—

(a)

section 50 (quality assurance frameworks) in so far as not already in force;

(b)

section 58 (power of the Chief Inspector to inspect and report);

(c)

section 59 (duty to provide information and advice to the Commission);

(d)

section 60 (duty to provide information and advice to the Welsh Ministers);

(e)

section 61 (additional functions of the Chief Inspector);

(f)

section 62 (action plans following inspections by the Chief Inspector);

(g)

section 63 (area inspections) in so far as not already in force;

(h)

section 64 (right of entry and offences);

(i)

section 65 (surveys and studies);

(j)

section 66 (annual reports);

(k)

section 67 (annual plan of the Chief Inspector);

(l)

section 68 (funding of inspections and reports on further education and training etc.);

(m)

section 69 (grounds for intervention);

(n)

section 72 (Welsh Ministers’ statement on intervention powers);

(o)

section 80 (duty to monitor and report on financial sustainability);

(p)

section 89(3), (4) and (5) (financial support for higher education courses specified in regulations) in so far as not already in force;

(q)

section 90 (financial support under sections 88 and 89: terms and conditions);

(r)

section 91 (financial support under sections 88 and 89: supplementary);

(s)

section 92 (financial support by Welsh Ministers for certain higher education courses);

(t)

section 93 (education and training for persons aged 16 to 19);

(u)

section 95 (education and training for persons over 19);

(v)

section 96 (requirements on Commission when securing further education and training);

(w)

section 97 (financial support for further education or training) in so far as not already in force;

(x)

section 98 (financial support for further education or training: further provision);

(y)

section 99 (financial resources for further education or training: terms and conditions);

(z)

section 100 (means tests);

(aa)

section 101 (school sixth-forms) in so far as not already in force;

(bb)

section 102 (persons with additional learning needs);

(cc)

section 103 (financial support for other activities connected to tertiary education) in so far as not already in force;

(dd)

section 108 (financial support under sections 89, 97 and 104: further provision about terms and conditions);

(ee)

section 109 (consent for payments to collaborating bodies);

(ff)

section 111 (meaning of “approved Welsh apprenticeship”);

(gg)

section 112 (meaning of “approved Welsh apprenticeship agreement”);

(hh)

section 113 (meaning of “alternative Welsh apprenticeship”);

(ii)

section 114 (meaning of “apprenticeship framework”);

(jj)

section 115 (specification of requirements in relation to approved Welsh apprenticeship);

(kk)

section 116 (consultation by Welsh Ministers about specifications);

(ll)

section 125 (interpretation of Part 4);

(mm)

section 127 (complaints procedures);

(nn)

section 128 (qualifying institutions for student complaints scheme);

(oo)

section 131(2)(b)(i), (vi) and (vii), (e), (f) and (g) (persons required to provide information to the Commission);

(pp)

section 131(3)(a) in so far as not already in force;

(qq)

section 131(3)(b) and (c);

(rr)

section 131(6) in so far as not already in force;

(ss)

section 132(1)(f) (powers to share information);

(tt)

section 137 (instruments of government of higher education corporations in Wales);

(uu)

section 138 (articles of government of higher education corporations in Wales);

(vv)

in Schedule 1 (Commission for Tertiary Education and Research)—

(i)

paragraph 16(1)(c);

(ii)

paragraph 16(1)(d);

(iii)

paragraph 16(1)(e);

(iv)

paragraph 16(2);

(ww)

in Schedule 4 (minor and consequential amendments)—

(i)

paragraph 4;

(ii)

paragraph 6(3)(h);

(iii)

paragraph 6(4);

(iv)

paragraph 8(2);

(v)

paragraph 8(10);

(vi)

paragraph 9;

(vii)

paragraph 14(2);

(viii)

paragraph 14(4);

(ix)

paragraph 14(6);

(x)

paragraph 14(7);

(xi)

paragraph 14(8);

(xii)

paragraph 14(9);

(xiii)

paragraph 14(10)(a) and (b);

(xiv)

paragraph 14(11);

(xv)

paragraph 14(12);

(xvi)

paragraph 14(13);

(xvii)

paragraph 14(14);

(xviii)

paragraph 14(15);

(xix)

paragraph 14(16);

(xx)

paragraph 14(17);

(xxi)

paragraph 14(18);

(xxii)

paragraph 14(20);

(xxiii)

paragraph 14(21);

(xxiv)

paragraph 14(22);

(xxv)

paragraph 14(23);

(xxvi)

paragraph 14(25);

(xxvii)

paragraph 15(6);

(xxviii)

paragraph 16(1);

(xxix)

paragraph 16(3);

(xxx)

paragraph 17;

(xxxi)

paragraph 18(2);

(xxxii)

paragraph 18(3);

(xxxiii)

paragraph 18(4);

(xxxiv)

paragraph 18(5);

(xxxv)

paragraph 18(7);

(xxxvi)

paragraph 18(9)(b);

(xxxvii)

paragraph 18(14);

(xxxviii)

paragraph 18(15);

(xxxix)

paragraph 20(3);

(xl)

paragraph 21;

(xli)

paragraph 23;

(xlii)

paragraph 25(2);

(xliii)

paragraph 30;

(xliv)

paragraph 33(2)(c) in so far as not already in force;

(xlv)

paragraph 39.