Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretationI1

These Regulations may be cited as the Higher Education (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 6th April 2019.

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Higher Education and Research Act 2017;

• “date of entry in the register” means the date on which the OfS M1 registers an institution in the register M2 in accordance with section 3(3) of the Act;

• “initial fee” means a fee for the initial registration of an institution under section 70(1)(a) of the Act;

• “initial registration year” means the period of 12 months beginning with 1st August and ending with 31st July in which an institution's date of entry in the register falls;

• “number of full time equivalent students” means the number included in the most recent list published by the OfS under regulation 3(3);

• “ongoing fee” means a fee for the ongoing registration of an institution for each ongoing registration year under section 70(1)(b) of the Act;

• “ongoing registration year” means a period of 12 months beginning with 1st August and ending with 31st July, other than its initial registration year, in which an institution is a registered higher education provider M3 on 1st August.