# The Higher Education (Fee Limit Condition) (England) Regulations 2017, Regulation 7: Qualifying course

Extent: E+W

(1) For the purposes of section 10(6) of the Act, but subject to paragraph (2), a qualifying course is a higher education course which—
(a) is designated for the purposes of section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 on the first day of an academic year which begins during the payment period; and
(b) is provided by a higher education provider whose activities are wholly or principally carried on in England.
(1ZA) In paragraph (1)(a), “designated” means designated by or under the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011
(1A) Paragraph (2)(a) applies only where the first academic year (as defined in regulation 2(b)) of a course begins on or after 1st September 2019.
(2) A course is not a qualifying course if
(a) at the time the qualifying person received an offer of a place on that course the higher education provider was not within the ‘Approved (fee cap)’ part of the register ; or
(b) the course is a full-time or part-time postgraduate course of initial teacher training undertaken in England and leading to qualified teacher status in England

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/1189/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-fee-limit-condition-england-regulations-2017/regulation-7
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