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The Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

S.I. 2007/1865 · Made 27 June 2007

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education, england

Made 27th June 2007

Laid before Parliament 5th July 2007

Coming into force 1st September 2008

The Secretary of State for Education and Skills makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24(6) and 47 of the Higher Education Act 2004f1.

In accordance with section 26(2)(a)(i) and (b)(i) of that Act he 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.

In accordance with section 26(3) of that Act he has had regard to the index of prices specified in regulations made by him under that subsectionf2.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2004 c.8

f2

The Student Fees (Inflation Index) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/507)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and Commencement
  2. 2Increases to the prescribed basic and higher amounts
  3. 3Revocation of the Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and Commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 1st September 2008.

2Increases to the prescribed basic and higher amounts

The Student Fees (Amounts) (England) Regulations 2004f1 are amended as follows:

(a)

in regulation 4 for “£1225” substitute “£1255” and for “£3070” substitute “£3145”, and

(b)

in regulation 5 for “£610” substitute “£625” and for “£1535” substitute “£1570”.

3Revocation of the Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

The Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2006f1 are revoked.

Signature

Bill Rammell

Minister of State

Department for Education and Skills

27th June 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Student Fees (Amounts) (England) Regulations 2004 (“the 2004 Regulations”) by increasing the basic and higher amounts prescribed in the 2004 Regulations. The amendments come into force on 1st September 2008.

The 2004 Regulations prescribe the basic and higher amounts which higher education institutions in England may charge by way of tuition fees. Regulation 4 of the 2004 Regulations sets out the basic and higher amounts which ordinarily apply. Regulation 5 sets out the lower basic and higher amounts which apply in respect of an academic year of specified courses.

The 2004 Regulations were amended by the Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (“the 2006 Regulations”), which come into force on 1st September 2007. These Regulations revoke the 2006 Regulations.