Under section 123 ad 128 of the Act, the Council made the following regulations for effective management of tertiary institutions of education.

•        Statutory Instruments No. 80 (2005) Establishment and Operation of Private Universities and Private Tertiary Institutions. 
• Statutory Instruments No 80 B A Checklist of Quality and Universities Capacity Indicators for Assessment of Universities and Programmes
• Statutory Instruments No 80 C Application for a provisional licence to Establish and Operate a Private University
•   Statutory Instruments No. 85 (2005) Institutional Standards
•    Statutory Instruments No. 61 (2007) Letters of Interim Authority for Private Universities and Provisional Licence for Private Other Degree Awarding Institutions
•    Statutory Instruments No. 1 (2007) Naming of Universities, Other Degree Awarding Institutions.
•      Statutory Instruments No. 62 (2007) Equating of degrees, diplomas and certificates
•      Statutory Instruments No 63 (2007) Minimum Entry requirements for admissions to Universities or Other tertiary Institutions
• Statutory Instruments No 34 (2008) the Universities and other tertiary institutions (Quality Assurance) Regulations, 2008
• Statutory Instruments No 35 (2008) the Universities and other Tertiary Institutions (Basic Requirements and Minimum Standards for Procurement Education and training) Regulations, 2008