The Education (Fees and Awards) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000

Section 1Citation, commencement and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Fees and Awards) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on 1st September 2000.

(2) These Regulations shall apply only in relation to England.

Section 2Amendment of the Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997

(1) The Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997 shall be amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2(1) for the definition of “relevant date” there shall be substituted—
“relevant date” has the meaning assigned to it in regulations 4, 5, 6, 6A and 7.
(3) In regulation 2(5) for “regulations 6 and 7” there shall be substituted “ regulations 6, 6A and 7”.
(4) After regulation 6, there shall be inserted the following regulation—
Payments by the Teacher Training Agency and eligible institutions
(6A)
(1) It shall be lawful for the Teacher Training Agency established under section 1 of the Education Act 1994 to adopt rules of eligibility for awards (however described) in respect of a student’s training as a teacher by an institution to which it makes grants, loans or other payments for that purpose under section 5 of the Education Act 1994 which confine eligibility to the persons mentioned in paragraphs 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Schedule.
(2) It shall be lawful for an eligible institution within the meaning of section 4(2) of the Education Act 1994 to which grants, loans or other payments are made by the Teacher Training Agency for the purpose described in paragraph (1) above to adopt rules of eligibility for awards (however described) which confine eligibility to the persons mentioned in paragraphs 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the Schedule.
(3) For the purposes of the application of this regulation a reference in the Schedule to “relevant date” is a reference to 1st September, 1st January or 1st April closest to the beginning of the first term of the person’s course.

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