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UK Law Reference
All sections of Higher Education and Research Act 2017
2017 c. 29, s.40

Section 40 — Financial support for certain institutions

This version in force from 2019-01-01

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

(1) The OfS may make grants, loans or other payments to any person in respect of expenditure incurred, or to be incurred, by the person for the purposes of the provision of eligible higher education courses by—

(a) institutions in England maintained or assisted by local authorities in England or Wales, or

(b) English further education providers.

(2) “Eligible higher education course” means a higher education course prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of subsection (1).

(3) In subsection (1)(a)—

(a) an institution “assisted” by a local authority has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996 (see section 579(5) to (7) of that Act), and

(b) the reference to a local authority in England or Wales has the same meaning as in that Act (see section 579(1) of that Act).

(4) See section 41 regarding the terms and conditions of financial support under this section.