Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

In these Regulations—

• F1“the 1998 Act” (“Deddf 1998”) means the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998;

• “the 2004 Act” (“Deddf 2004”) means the Higher Education Act 2004^f1;

• “the 2015 Act” (“Deddf 2015”) means the Higher Education (Wales) Act 2015;

• “the 2015 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2015”) means the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2015^f2;

• F2“the 2017 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2017”) means the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017;

• “the 2018 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2018”) means the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018;

• “course for the initial training of teachers” (“cwrs ar gyfer hyfforddiant cychwynnol athrawon”) includes such a course leading to a first degree;

• “course of higher education” (“cwrs addysg uwch”) means a course falling within paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the Education Reform Act 1988^f3;

• “end-on course” (“cwrs penben”) has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the 2015 Regulations F3or regulation 2(1) of the 2017 Regulations;

• “equivalent or lower qualification” (“cymhwyster cyfwerth neu is”) means a qualification determined by the Welsh Ministers in accordance with paragraph (2) to be an equivalent or lower qualification;

• “preceding course” (“cwrs blaenorol”) means a course mentioned in paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2015 Regulations F4, a course mentioned in paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2017 Regulations or a course for a foundation degree or a course for the initial training of teachers which (disregarding any intervening vacation) a person ceases to attend immediately before beginning to attend an end-on course;

• “publicly-funded” (“yn cael ei gyllido’n gyhoeddus”) means maintained or assisted by recurrent grants out of public funds;

• “qualified teacher” (“athro cymwysedig neu athrawes gymwysedig”) has the meaning given in section 132(1) of the Education Act 2002^f4; and

• F5“single course” (“cwrs sengl”) means a course to which—

  1. (a)

     regulation 5(6) of the 2015 Regulations applies and which falls within the description of a course in that regulation;

  2. (b)

     regulation 5(6) of the 2017 Regulations applies and which falls within the description of a course in that regulation; or

  3. (c)

     regulation 6(4) of the 2018 Regulations applies and which falls within the description of a course in regulation 6(3) of the 2018 Regulations.

The Welsh Ministers may determine that a qualification is an equivalent or lower qualification if—