Explanatory note
England and Wales
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend—
the Education (European University Institute) (Wales) Regulations 2014 (“the 2014 Regulations”) (see Part 2 of the Regulations),
the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017 (“the 2017 Regulations”) (see Part 3 of the Regulations),
the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (“the 2018 Regulations”) (see Part 4 of the Regulations),
the Education (Postgraduate Doctoral Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (“the Doctoral Degree Loan Regulations”) (see Part 5 of the Regulations), and
the Education (Student Support) (Postgraduate Master’s Degrees) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (“the 2019 Regulations”) (see Part 6 of the Regulations).
Part 1 of these Regulations provides for the coming into force and application of these Regulations.
Parts 3, 4, 5 and 6 of these Regulations amend various amounts specified in the 2017 Regulations, the 2018 Regulations, the Doctoral Degree Loan Regulations and the 2019 Regulations respectively.
In Parts 2, 3 and 6, regulations 4, 6 and 38 make corrections to the 2014 Regulations, the 2017 Regulations and the 2019 Regulations respectively, in connection with amendments made to each of those Regulations by the Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024, to replace an erroneous reference to a term in the Welsh language text.
In Part 4, regulation 33 makes a related correction to the 2018 Regulations, to ensure a defined term is set out in full.
In Part 5, regulation 35 makes amendments which are consequential on the amendments made by regulation 36.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.