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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Cooperation and Information Sharing) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 18th June 2018.
(2) In these Regulations, “the registrar of companies” has the meaning given by section 1060(3) (the registrar) of the Companies Act 2006.
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For the purposes of section 63 (cooperation and information sharing) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017—
(a) each person listed in column 1 of the table in the Schedule to these Regulations is a ‘relevant person’; and
(b) a function listed in the corresponding entry in column 2 of that table is a ‘relevant function’ of that person.
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Further to regulation 2(b), where a listed function refers to a company’s Memorandum and Articles of Association the reference is to the most recent version of that document registered with the registrar of companies at the date on which these Regulations are made.
Sam Gyimah
Minister of State
Department for Education
21st May 2018
SCHEDULE
Regulation 2


Relevant person Relevant function
Competition and Markets Authority (a) Its functions under section 215(2) of the Enterprise Act 2002 and(b) Its functions under Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015
A local weights and measures authority in Great Britain (a) Its functions under section 215(2) of the Enterprise Act 2002(b) Its functions under Part 2 of Schedule 5 to the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and(c) Its function under article 9 of the Financial Services Act 2012 (Consumer Credit) Order 2013
NHS England Its education and training functions conferred by or under Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the Care Act 2014
Pearson Education Limited (registered company number 00872828) Its functions pursuant to the objects set out in its Memorandum and Articles of Association
Vocational Training Charitable Trust (registered company number 02050044) Its functions pursuant to the objects set out in its Memorandum and Articles of Association
Gateway Qualifications Company Limited (registered company number 05502449) Its functions pursuant to the objects set out in its Memorandum and Articles of Association
Scottish Qualifications Authority Its functions under the Education (Scotland) Act 1996
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs Its functions under the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005
Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills Its functions under the Education and Inspections Act 2006
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills That person’s functions under the Education and Inspections Act 2006
The Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (registered company number 04823842) Its functions pursuant to the objects set out in its Memorandum and Articles of Association
The Board of the Pension Protection Fund Its functions under section 175 of the Pensions Act 2004
Student Loans Company Limited (registered company number 02401034) Its functions pursuant to the objects set out in its Memorandum and Articles of Association