To amend the Higher Education Act, 1997, so as to provide for consequential matters arising out of declarations and mergers of public higher education institutions in relation to labour and student matters; to provide for changes in the size of councils and institutional forums; to provide for the appointment of an administrator to take over the functions of a council which is deemed to have resigned; to make new provision for the Minister’s authority to make regulations; and to make certain textual alterations; and to provide for matters connected therewith.