uksi/2024/824 — The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 2) (Revocation) Regulations 2024

2024 No. 824 (C. 52) EDUCATION, ENGLAND The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 2) (Revocation) Regulations 2024 Made 25th July 2024 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(3) and (4) of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 . Citation and extent 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 2) (Revocation) Regulations 2024. 2 These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland. Revocation 2 The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2024 are revoked. Bridget Phillipson Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities Department for Education 25th July 2024 Explanatory Note (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations are made under the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 (c. 16) (“ the Act ”). They revoke the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2024 ( S.I. 2024/566 ) (“ the 2024 Regulations ”), which would have brought into force those provisions of the Act which are not already in force. As a result, those provisions of the Act, as listed in regulations 2 and 3 of the 2024 Regulations, will no longer come into force on 1st August 2024 and 1st September 2025 respectively. A full impact assessment of the effect that the Act will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector is available at https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/16/pdfs/ukpgaod_20230016_en_001.pdf or from the Department for Education, Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT. A further impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no additional impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.