# The Education (Fees and Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 1996, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1994 and come into force on 1st September 1996.
The amendments confer on the spouse of a European Economic Area migrant worker the right to pay “home rate” as opposed to higher “overseas rate” fees at institutions referred to in Part II of the 1994 Regulations. They also prohibit rules of eligibility for certain awards referred to in Parts III to V of those Regulations from excluding such spouses from eligibility for such awards.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1640/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-fees-and-awards-amendment-regulations-1996/note
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