The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022
W.S.I. 2022/473 · Made 25 April 2022 · Extends to England and Wales
Education, Wales
Made 25 April 2022
Laid before Senedd Cymru 27 April 2022
Coming into force 25 May 2022
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State under sections 22(1)(a), 22(2)(a) and 42(6) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998f1, and now exercisable by themf2, and powers conferred on them under sections 5(5)(b) and 55(2) of the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015f3:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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1998 c. 30. See section 43(1) for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
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The functions of the Secretary of State in section 22(1)(a) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales, so far as they relate to making provision in relation to Wales by section 44 of the Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8). Section 44 of that Act also provided that the functions in section 22(2)(a) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 were to be exercised by the National Assembly for Wales concurrently with the Secretary of State, so far as they relate to making provision in relation to Wales. The Secretary of State’s function in section 42(6) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998, in so far as being exercisable in relation to Wales, was transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999, article 2 and Schedule 1 (S.I. 1999/672). The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to, the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).
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2015 anaw 1. See section 57(1) for the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations”.
Contents
- 1Title, commencement and application
- 2Amendments to the Higher Education (Qualifying Courses, Qualifying Persons and Supplementary Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2015
- 3Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Title, commencement and applicationI1
The title of these Regulations is the Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022.
These Regulations come into force on 25 May 2022.
Regulation 3 applies to the provision of support to a student in relation to an academic year which begins on or after 1 August 2022, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after that date.
2Amendments to the Higher Education (Qualifying Courses, Qualifying Persons and Supplementary Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2015I1
The Higher Education (Qualifying Courses, Qualifying Persons and Supplementary Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2015f1 are amended as follows.
In paragraph 9BA(1)(a) of the Schedule, for “the first academic year of the course;” substitute “an academic year of the course;”.
3Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018I1
The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018f1 are amended as follows.
In paragraph 13F(2) of Schedule 4, for “eligible student” substitute “eligible postgraduate student”.
Signature
Jeremy Miles
Minister for Education and Welsh Language, one of the Welsh Ministers
25 April 2022
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend—
the Higher Education (Qualifying Courses, Qualifying Persons and Supplementary Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”), and
the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (“the 2018 Regulations”).
These Regulations correct errors in the 2015 Regulations and the 2018 Regulations.
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.