{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-basic-amount-england-regulations-2010/regulation-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/3021",
  "legislation_title": "The Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-basic-amount-england-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/3",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Application of the new basic amount",
  "text": "(1) The basic amounts prescribed in regulations 4, 5 and 5A apply in relation to the qualifying fees payable by a qualifying person in connection with undertaking a qualifying course where the first academic year of that course begins on or after 1st September 2012 except where—\n(a) the qualifying person is an end-on student; or\n(c) the qualifying person transfers from a qualifying course beginning before 1st September 2012 to a qualifying course beginning on or after 1st September 2012.\n(2) In this regulation—\n“designated distance learning course” has the same meaning as in regulation 122 of the Student Support Regulations;\n“distance learning course” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Student Support Regulations;\n“end-on student” means a qualifying person who is undertaking—\n(a)a full-time honours degree course beginning on or after 1st September 2012 which, disregarding any intervening vacation, a student begins to attend immediately after ceasing to attend a full-time course which is mentioned in paragraph 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule 2 to the Student Support Regulations or a full-time foundation or ordinary degree course, which started before 1st September 2012, having achieved a qualification;\n(b)a full-time distance learning honours degree course beginning on or after 1st September 2012 which, disregarding any intervening vacation, a student begins immediately after ceasing to undertake a full-time distance learning course which is mentioned in paragraph 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule 2 to the Student Support Regulations or a full-time distance learning foundation or ordinary degree course, which started before 1st September 2012, having achieved a qualification; or\n(c)a part-time honours degree course beginning on or after 1st September 2012 which, disregarding any intervening vacation, a student begins immediately after ceasing to attend or undertake a part-time higher education course which is mentioned in paragraph 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule 2 to the Student Support Regulations or a part-time foundation or ordinary degree course, which started before 1st September 2012, having achieved a qualification;\n“the Student Support Regulations” means the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011;\n“transfer” means that the qualifying person’s status as a student eligible for support has been transferred under regulations made under section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 from a full-time course to another full-time course, a part-time course to another part-time course or a designated distance learning course to another designated distance learning course.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 3 renumbered as reg. 3(1) (1.9.2012) by The Student Fees (Basic and Higher Amounts) (Approved Plans) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/433), regs. 1(4), 4(3)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3 substituted (1.9.2012) by The Student Fees (Basic and Higher Amounts) (Approved Plans) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/433), regs. 1(4), 4(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 3 inserted (1.9.2012) by virtue of The Student Fees (Basic and Higher Amounts) (Approved Plans) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/433), regs. 1(4), 4(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Reg. 3(2) inserted (1.9.2012) by The Student Fees (Basic and Higher Amounts) (Approved Plans) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/433), regs. 1(4), 4(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 3 in force at 1.9.2012, see reg. 1(2)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/3021/regulation/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:22:07.663474+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}