The Education (Fees at Higher Education Institutions) Regulations 1999

• Citation: S.I. 1999/603
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Fees at Higher Education Institutions) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 31st March 1999.

(2) In these Regulations–

“ the Act ” means the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998;

“the Student Support Regulations ” means the Education (Student Support) Regulations 1999 .

Section 2 Prescribed class of persons

The class of persons prescribed for the purpose of section 26(4) of the Act is the class comprising those persons who are specified in Schedule 1 to the Student Support Regulations other than–

(a) persons who are not eligible for support under the Student Support Regulations by reason of regulation 4(2) of those regulations;

(b) persons who are not eligible for a grant for fees under the Student Support Regulations by reason of regulation 10(2) of those regulations; and

(c) persons who do not, before or during the academic year in question, make an application for support in accordance with regulation 6 of the Student Support Regulations in connection with attendance on a course which comprises that academic year.

Section 3 Prescribed description of courses

(1) The description of courses which are prescribed for the purposes of section 26(4) of the 1998 Act are courses which are designated courses within the meaning of the Student Support Regulations and provided by an institution in England or Wales.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) the reference to an institution in England or Wales shall be construed in accordance with section 62(7) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 .