Regulation 49 Amendment of regulation 4

Regulation 4 (designated courses) is amended as follows.

For paragraph (1)(b), substitute—

“(b)

is one of the following—

(i)

wholly provided by a registered provider, or provided by a registered provider or unregistered provider on behalf of a registered provider in England;

(ii)

wholly provided by an authority-funded institution in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales;

(iii)

provided by a registered provider on behalf of an authority-funded institution in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales;

(iv)

provided by an institution situated in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales on behalf of a registered provider in England, or by a publicly funded institution situated in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales on behalf of an authority-funded institution in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales;

(v)

provided by a registered provider in England in conjunction with an institution which is situated outside the United Kingdom;

(vi)

provided by an authority-funded institution in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales in conjunction with an institution which is situated outside the United Kingdom;”.

In paragraph (1)(d), after “section 214(2)”^f1, insert “(za), (zb), ”.

In paragraph (2)(e), after “a private institution”, insert “in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales, or by a private institution which is an unregistered provider in England”.

After paragraph (3), insert—

“(3A)

A course is not a designated course if its designation has been revoked or is suspended under paragraph (6).”.

In paragraph (6), for “paragraph 5”, substitute “this regulation”.