# The Higher Education (Qualifying Courses, Qualifying Persons and Supplementary Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2015, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1998 Act” (“Deddf 1998”) means the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998;
“the 2004 Act” (“Deddf 2004”) means the Higher Education Act 2004;
“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;
“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;
“end-on course” (“cwrs penben”) has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the 2015 Regulations or 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 , 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; and
“single course” (“cwrs sengl”) means a course to which—
(a)regulation 5(6) of the 2015 Regulations applies and which falls within the description of a course in that regulation;
(b)regulation 5(6) of the 2017 Regulations applies and which falls within the description of a course in that regulation; or
(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.
(2) The Welsh Ministers may determine that a qualification is an equivalent or lower qualification if—
(a) the person holds a higher education qualification from an institution in the United Kingdom; and
(b) the qualification referred to in sub-paragraph (a) is of an academic level which is equivalent to or higher than a qualification to which the current course leads.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1484/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-qualifying-courses-qualifying-persons-and-supplementary-provision-wales-regulations-2015/regulation-2
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