Paragraph 50 I1

United Kingdom

“Higher education”—

(a)

in relation to provision in England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996 (see section 579(1) of that Act);

(b)

in relation to provision in Scotland, has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 1992 (see section 38 of that Act);

(c)

in relation to provision in Northern Ireland, means—

(i)

“higher education” within the meaning of the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (see Article 2(2) of that Order), and

(ii)

any other education provided by a higher education institution within the meaning of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2810 (N.I. 12)) (see Article 30 of that Order).

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 50 in force at Royal Assent, see s. 240(4)(a)