Moved by
Viscount Younger of Leckie
8: Clause 119, page 76, line 26, at end insert—
“(3A) Where the OfS has a consultation function involving registered higher education providers, references to registered higher education providers in the provisions describing the consultees are to be read as references to English higher education providers—
(a) for the purposes of applying subsection (2) at any time when there are no registered higher education providers, and
(b) for the purposes of applying subsection (3) in relation to anything done under subsection (2) in reliance upon paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(3B) For the purposes of subsection (3A), “a consultation function involving registered higher education providers” is a function of consulting—
(a) registered higher education providers (whether generally or a description of such providers), or
(b) persons with a connection (however described) to such providers.
(3C) In subsections (3A) and (3B), “English higher education provider” and “registered higher education provider” have the same meaning as in Part 1 (see sections 83 and 85).”