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The Student Fees (Amounts) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

W.S.I. 2014/2071 · Made 23 July 2014

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Education, Wales

Made 23 July 2014

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 4 August 2014

Coming into force 31 August 2014

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on the National Assembly for Wales by sections 28(6) and 47(5) of the Higher Education Act 2004f1, and now exercisable by themf2 make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2004 c. 8. There are amendments to section 28 not relevant for the purposes of these Regulations.

f2

The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of section 162 of and paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

Contents

  1. 1Title, commencement and application
  2. 2Amendment of the Student Fees (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2011
  3. 3Amendment of the Student Fees (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2011
  4. 4Amendment of the Student Fees (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2011
  5. 5Amendment of the Student Fees (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2011
  6. Signature
  7. Explanatory note

1Title, commencement and application

(1)

The title of these Regulations is the Student Fees (Amounts) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014.

(2)

These Regulations come into force on 31 August 2014 and apply in relation to Wales.

2Amendment of the Student Fees (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2011

The Student Fees (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2011f1 are amended in accordance with the following regulations.

3Amendment of the Student Fees (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2011

In regulation 3 for “Subject to regulation 4” substitute “Subject to regulations 4–6”.

4Amendment of the Student Fees (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2011

For regulation 4 substitute—

“Prescribed basic and higher amounts for certain final academic years of courses and academic years of courses of initial training of teachers

4.

For the purpose of section 28 of the 2004 Act the basic amount is £2,000 and the higher amount is £4,500 in respect of:

(a)

the final academic year of a course where that academic year is normally required to be completed after less than 15 weeks’ attendance;

(b)

a course of initial training of teachersf1 (including such a course leading to a first degree), an academic year during which any periods of full time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks.”

5Amendment of the Student Fees (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2011

After regulation 4 insert—

“Prescribed basic and higher amounts for sandwich courses

5.

For the purpose of section 28 of the 2004 Act the basic amount is £800 and the higher amount is £1,800 in respect of an academic year of a sandwich course—

(a)

during which any periods of full time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks; or

(b)

if in respect of that academic year and any previous academic years of the course the aggregate of any one or more periods of attendance which are not periods of full time study at the institution (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks.

Prescribed basic and higher amounts for study and work placements overseas

6.

For the purpose of section 28 of the 2004 Act the basic amount is £600 and the higher amount is £1,350 in respect of an academic year of a course provided in conjunction with an overseas institution—

(a)

during which any periods of full time study at the institution in the United Kingdom are in aggregate less than 10 weeks; or

(b)

if in respect of that academic year and any previous academic years of the course the aggregate of any one or more periods of attendance which are not periods of full time study at the institution in the United Kingdom (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks.”

Signature

Huw Lewis

Minister for Education and Skills, one of the Welsh Ministers

23 July 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Student Fees (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2011 (“the Principal Regulations”) prescribe the basic and higher amounts which relevant institutions may charge by way of tuition fees for full-time undergraduate qualifying courses in accordance with section 28 of the Higher Education Act 2004 (“the Act”), being conditions for the purposes of section 27 of the Act.

These Regulations amend the Principal Regulations.

Regulation 3 makes a minor amendment to regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations. The amendment provides that the basic and higher amounts prescribed by regulation 3 are subject to regulations 4-6.

Regulation 4 replaces regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations. Regulation 4 prescribes the basic and higher amounts in respect of the final academic year of a course where that academic year is normally required to be completed after less than 15 weeks’ attendance and in respect of an academic year of a course of initial training of teachers during which any periods of full time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks.

Regulation 5 inserts two new regulations (5 and 6) which prescribe the basic and higher amounts for sandwich courses and for study and work placements overseas.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from the Higher Education Division, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ.