# The Student Fees (Basic and Higher Amounts) (Approved Plans) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make various amendments to existing regulations which prescribe the contents of access plans of higher education institutions and the basic and higher amounts which higher institutions in England may charge by way of tuition fees.
Regulation 2 amends the Student Fees (Approved Plans) (England) Regulations 2004 to enable the access plans of higher education institutions to be varied by the Director of Fair Access before they come into force. This amendment comes into force on 15th March 2012.
Regulation 3 inserts new higher and basic amounts into the Student Fees (Amounts) (England) Regulations 2004 which apply in respect of students starting courses before 1st September 2012.
Regulation 3 also amends the 2004 Regulations so that those regulations continue to apply to: students transferring to a course starting on or after 1st September 2012 from a course starting before 1st September 2012 and end-on students. These amendments come into force on 1st August 2012.
Regulations 4 and 5 amend the Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations and the Higher Education (Higher Amount) (England) Regulations 2010 in respect of students starting courses on or after 1st September 2012 so that these Regulations do not apply to students transferring to a course starting on or after 1st September 2012 from a course starting before 1st September 2012 nor to end-on students.
Regulations 4 and 5 also insert new provision into the 2010 Regulations prescribing a basic and higher amount for part-time courses. (Part-time courses were brought within scope of the fee caps by virtue of section 76 of the Education Act 2011). These amendments come into force on 1st September 2012.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/433/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/student-fees-basic-and-higher-amounts-approved-plans-england-amendment-regulations-2012/note
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