The Education (Student Finance) (Fee Limit and Loan Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024

• Citation: S.I. 2024/144 (W.)
• Sections: 8

Section 1 Title and coming into force

(1) The title of these Regulations is the Education (Student Finance) (Fee Limit and Loan Amounts) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024.

(2) These Regulations come into force on 8 March 2024.

Section 2 Amendments to the Higher Education (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2015

The Higher Education (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2015 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 6.

Section 3 Amendments to the Higher Education (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2015

For regulation 3 (but not the heading before it) substitute—

(3) Subject to regulations 4, 5 and 6, Column 2 of Table 1 specifies the prescribed maximum amount for the purposes of section 5(3) of the 2015 Act in respect of an academic year in the corresponding entry in Column 1.

Section 4 Amendments to the Higher Education (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2015

For regulation 4 (but not the heading before it) substitute—

(4)

(1) This regulation applies in respect of—

(a) the final academic year of a course where that academic year is normally required to be completed after less than 15 weeks’ attendance;

(b) a course of initial training of teachers (including such a course leading to a first degree), an academic year during which any periods of full-time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks.

(2) Where this regulation applies, Column 2 of Table 2 specifies the prescribed maximum amount for the purposes of section 5(3) of the 2015 Act in respect of an academic year in the corresponding entry in Column 1.

Section 5 Amendments to the Higher Education (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2015

For regulation 5 (but not the heading before it) substitute—

(5)

(1) This regulation applies in respect of an academic year of a sandwich course—

(a) during which any periods of full-time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks, or

(b) if in respect of that academic year and any previous academic years of the course the aggregate of any one or more periods of attendance which are not periods of full-time study at the institution (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks.

(2) Where this regulation applies, Column 2 of Table 3 specifies the prescribed maximum amount for the purposes of section 5(3) of the 2015 Act in respect of an academic year in the corresponding entry in Column 1.

Section 6 Amendments to the Higher Education (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2015

For regulation 6 (but not the heading before it) substitute—

(6)

(1) This regulation applies in respect of an academic year of a course provided in conjunction with an overseas institution—

(a) during which any periods of full-time study at the institution in the United Kingdom are in aggregate less than 10 weeks, or

(b) if in respect of that academic year and any previous academic years of the course the aggregate of any one or more periods of attendance which are not periods of full-time study at the institution in the United Kingdom (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks.

(2) Where this regulation applies, Column 2 of Table 4 specifies the prescribed maximum amount for the purposes of section 5(3) of the 2015 Act in respect of an academic year in the corresponding entry in Column 1.

Section 7 Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017

In each of regulations 16(1), 19(1) and 20(1) of the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017 , at the end insert “or (ea)” .

Section 8 Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018

In regulation 40 of the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 , in Table 2—

(a) in Column 1, after “Beginning on or after 1 September 2018” in both places it occurs, insert “but before 1 September 2024” ;

(b) at the end of the Table, insert the following table entries—

£9,250 for a full-time course

£2,625 for a part-time course

£9,250 for a full-time course

£6,935 for a part-time course

£6,165 for a full-time course

£2,625 for a part-time course

£6,165 for a full-time course

£4,625 for a part-time course