# The Higher Education (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 2019, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Higher Education (Registration Fees) (England) Regulations 2019 and come into force on 6th April 2019.
(2) 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 registers an institution in the register 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 on 1st August.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/543/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/higher-education-registration-fees-england-regulations-2019/regulation-1
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