Regulation 3 Amendment of regulation 2

after the definition of “the 1998 Act”, insert—

• ““the 2017 Act” means the Higher Education and Research Act 2017^f1;”;

for the definition of “accelerated course”, substitute—

• ““accelerated course” means—

  1. (a)

     where the course begins before 1st August 2019, a course which persons undertaking it are normally required by the institution providing it to attend (whether at premises of the institution or elsewhere) for a period of at least 40 weeks in the final year, being a course of two academic years’ duration; or

  2. (b)

     where the course begins on or after 1st August 2019, a higher education course where the number of academic years applicable to the course is at least one fewer than would normally be the case for that course or a course of equivalent content leading to the grant of the same or an equivalent academic award;”;

after the definition of “accelerated course”, insert—

• ““accredited institution” means an institution accredited by the Secretary of State for Education in England under regulation 11 of the Education (School Teachers’ Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003^f2;”;

after the definition of “accredited institution”, insert—

• ““approved provider” and “approved (fee cap) provider” mean registered providers in England included in the approved and approved (fee cap) categories of the register respectively;”;

in the definition of “authority-funded”, omit sub-paragraph (b);

after the definition of “healthcare bursary”, insert—

• ““high level quality rating” has the meaning given by paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 2 to the 2017 Act;”;

after the definition of “institute”, insert—

• ““institution” in relation to England includes an English higher education provider as defined by section 83(1) of the 2017 Act”;

after the definition of “non-regulated institution”, insert—

• ““OfS” means the Office for Students, as established by section 1 of the 2017 Act;”;

after the definition of “refugee”, insert—

• ““register” means the register established and maintained by the OfS under section 3 of the 2017 Act;”;

after the definition of “regulated institution”, insert—

• ““registered provider” means an English higher education provider which is included in the register and “unregistered provider” is to be construed accordingly;”.