(1) Despite section 60, the council must refuse to register an applicant as a higher education provider if—
(a) the applicant, or an associate of the applicant, has previously been registered as a higher education provider; and
(b) the registration of the higher education provider was cancelled (other than on the application of higher education provider) less than 12 months before the day the application for registration is made.
(2) In this section:
"associate"—a person is an associate of someone else in relation to a higher education provider if the person can, or will be able to, have a significant influence over, or in relation to, the carrying out of the operations of the higher education provider.