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The Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016/354 · Made 27 September 2016

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Education

Made 27th September 2016

Coming into operation 1st September 2017

The Department for the Economy makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 4(8) and 14(4) of the Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005f1.

In accordance with Article 4(11)(a)(i) and (b)(i) the Department is satisfied that the increases to the basic and higher amounts are no greater than are required to maintain the value of those amounts in real terms.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

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S.I. 2005/1116 (N.I. 5)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Amendment of Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
  3. 3Amendment of Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
  4. 4Amendment of Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
  5. 5Amendment of Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
  6. 6Revocation
  7. Signature
  8. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2017.

2Amendment of Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

The Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005f1 shall be amended as provided by regulations 3 to 5.

3Amendment of Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

In regulation 2 (Interpretation)—

(a)

omit the definition of “the 2003 Regulations”;

(b)

after the definition of “the 2005 Order” insert—

  • “the 2009 Regulations” means the Education (Student Support) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009f1;;

(c)

for the definition of “academic year”, substitute—

  • “academic year” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2(1) of the 2009 Regulations;; and

(d)

for the definition of “sandwich course”, substitute—

  • “sandwich course” has the meaning given to it in regulation 2(10) of the 2009 Regulations..

4Amendment of Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

In regulation 3 (Prescribed basic and higher amounts)—

(a)

for “£1,555” substitute “£1,595”; and

(b)

for “£3,925” substitute “£4,030”.

5Amendment of Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

In regulation 4 (Prescribed basic and higher amounts for specified courses)—

(a)

for “£760” substitute “£780”; and

(b)

for “£1,955” substitute “£2,005”.

6Revocation

The Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015f1 are revoked.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for the Economy on 27th September 2016.

L.S.

Mr Trevor Cooper

A senior officer of the Department for the Economy

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (“the 2005 Regulations”) by increasing the basic and higher amounts prescribed in the 2005 Regulations. In each case the increases are by less than 3%, and will come into operation on 1st September 2017.

The 2005 Regulations prescribe the basic and higher amounts which higher education institutions in Northern Ireland may charge by way of tuition fees. Regulation 3 of the 2005 Regulations sets out the basic and higher amounts which ordinarily apply. Regulation 4 sets out the lower basic and higher amounts which apply in respect of an academic year of specified courses.

The 2005 Regulations were last amended by the Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, which came into operation on 1st September 2016 and are revoked by these Regulations.