# The Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2010, Regulation 3: Application of the new basic amount

Extent: E+W

(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—
(a) the qualifying person is an end-on student; or
(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.
(2) In this regulation—
“designated distance learning course” has the same meaning as in regulation 122 of the Student Support Regulations;
“distance learning course” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Student Support Regulations;
“end-on student” means a qualifying person who is undertaking—
(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;
(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
(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;
“the Student Support Regulations” means the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011;
“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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/3021/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-basic-amount-england-regulations-2010/regulation-3
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