The Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

• Citation: S.I. 2008/1640
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st September 2008.

Section 2 Amendment of the Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) (England) Regulations 2007

The Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) (England) Regulations 2007 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendment of the Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) (England) Regulations 2007

In regulation 2 after the definition of “course for the initial training of teachers” insert—

“equivalent or lower qualification” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Education (Student Support) (No.2) Regulations 2008 .

Section 4 Amendment of the Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) (England) Regulations 2007

In regulation 5—

(1) For paragraph (2) substitute the following—

(2) Subject to the exceptions in paragraphs (3), (4) and (4A), a person is not a qualifying person if—

(a) the person holds a higher education qualification; and

(b) the qualifying course leads to a qualification which is an equivalent or lower qualification.

(2) After paragraph (4) insert the following—

(4A) Paragraph (2) does not apply where the qualifying course is a foundation degree.