The Higher Education (Basic Amount and Higher Amount) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

• Citation: S.I. 2018/465
• Sections: 7

Section 1 Citation, commencement and application

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Higher Education (Basic Amount and Higher Amount) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 25th April 2018.

(2) The amendments made by these Regulations apply in relation to the qualifying fees payable by a qualifying person in connection with a qualifying course in respect of an academic year of that course beginning on or after 1st August 2018.

(3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to the amendments made by regulations 3(c)(ii) and 6(c)(ii).

(4) These Regulations apply in relation to England.

Section 2 Amendments to the Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2016

The Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2016 are amended as follows.

Section 3 Amendments to the Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2016

In regulation 5(3)—

(a) omit the definition of “designated distance learning course”;

(b) omit the definition of “distance learning course”;

(c) in the definition of “end-on student”—

(i) omit sub-paragraph (b);

(ii) in sub-paragraph (c), for “full-time distance learning” substitute “part-time”;

(d) in the definition of “transfer”—

(i) after the second “full-time course,” insert “or from”;

(ii) omit “or a designated distance learning course to another designated distance learning course”.

Section 4 Amendments to the Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2016

For the Schedule substitute the Schedule to these Regulations.

Section 5 Amendments to the Higher Education (Higher Amount) (England) Regulations 2016

The Higher Education (Higher Amount) (England) Regulations 2016 are amended as follows.

Section 6 Amendments to the Higher Education (Higher Amount) (England) Regulations 2016

In regulation 5(3)—

(a) omit the definition of “designated distance learning course”;

(b) omit the definition of “distance learning course”;

(c) in the definition of “end-on student”—

(i) omit sub-paragraph (b);

(ii) in sub-paragraph (c), for “full-time distance learning” substitute “part-time”;

(d) in the definition of “transfer”—

(i) after the second “full-time course,” insert “or from”;

(ii) omit “or a designated distance learning course to another designated distance learning course”.

Section 7 Amendments to the Higher Education (Higher Amount) (England) Regulations 2016

For the Schedule substitute the Schedule to these Regulations.