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| Long title | An Act to make provision about research in the arts and humanities and about complaints by students against institutions providing higher education; to make provision about fees payable by students in higher education; to provide for the appointment of a Director of Fair Access to Higher Education; to make provision about grants and loans to students in higher or further education; to limit the jurisdiction of visitors of institutions providing higher education; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2004 c. 8 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales, except that sections 42(1) and (2) and (5) also extend to Northern Ireland, that Part 1 and sections 45 and 47 and 48 and 51 to 54 also extend to that country and to Scotland, and that any amendment or repeal made by this Act has the same extent within the United Kingdom as the enactment to which it relates.[2] |
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| Royal assent | 1 July 2004 |
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The Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that introduced several changes to the higher education system in the United Kingdom, the most important and controversial being a major change to the funding of universities, and the operation of tuition fees, which affects England and Wales. University funding is a devolved matter for Northern Ireland and Scotland.[3] After complex and controversial debates, the Higher Education Bill received royal assent on 1 July 2004.
- ^ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 54(1) of this Act.
- ^ The Higher Education Act 2004, section 53
- ^ Devolution and higher education: impact and future trends.[permanent dead link]