Regulation 2 Extent and applicationI1

England and Wales

(1)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

(2)

Regulations 97 to 109 (amendment of the Higher Education (Fee Limit Condition) (England) Regulations 2017) apply in relation to English higher education providers^f1.

(3)

Otherwise these Regulations apply in relation to England only.

(4)

The provisions of these Regulations specified in paragraph (5) apply only in relation to the provision of support, and to fees and awards applicable, in relation to a new academic year, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after 1st August 2023.

(5)

The provisions mentioned in paragraph (4) are—

(a)

regulations 11 to 32, 60 to 62, 76 to 78, 90 to 92, 104, 105, 116 to 118, 127 and 128 (amendments relating to ordinary residence requirements for existing protected categories or to in-year events);

(b)

regulations 33(3)(b), 34(b), 35(b), 36(b), 37(3), 63(b), 64(4), 70(b), 71(3)(b), 80(b), 81(b), 82(b), 94(b), 95(b), 107(b), 108(b), 120(b), 121(b), 129(b), 130(b), 131(b) and 132(3)(b) (amendments relating to family members of persons granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes);

(c)

regulation 53 and the Schedule (new payment rates: student support).

(6)

The provisions of these Regulations specified in paragraph (7) apply only in relation to the provision of support, and to fees and awards applicable, in relation to—

(a)

a new course, or

(b)

a new academic year of an existing course,

whether or not anything done under these Regulation is done before, on or after 1st August 2023.

(7)

The provisions mentioned in paragraph (6) are regulations 33(2), 33(3)(a), 34(a), 35(a), 36(a), 37(2), 63(a), 64(2) and (3), 70(a), 71(2) and (3)(a), 79, 80(a), 81(a), 82(a), 93, 94(a), 95(a), 106, 107(a), 108(a), 119, 120(a), 121(a)129(a), 130(a), 131(a), 132(2) and (3)(a) (amendments relating to family members of persons granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes).

(8)

The following provisions of these Regulations apply in relation to the provision of support to a student, and to fees and awards applicable, in relation to a new course, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after 1st August 2023—

(a)

regulations 38 to 47 and 109 (amendments relating to courses for higher technical qualifications or courses for the initial training of teachers in further education);

(b)

regulation 96 (new payment rates: Master’s Degrees);

(c)

regulations 122 and 123 (new payment rates: Doctoral Degrees);

(d)

regulations 134 to 136 (amendments relating to students who cease to be eligible students).

(9)

In this regulation—

“existing course” means a course which begins—
1. (a)
  
  on or after 1st August 2022, and
2. (b)
  
  on or before 31st July 2023;
“new course” means a course which begins on or after 1st August 2023.

(10)

This regulation is subject to Part 5 (savings).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 2 in force at 16.2.2023, see reg. 1

Footnotes

f1: See the definition of “English higher education provider” in section 83(1) of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017.