Regulation 2 I1

In these Regulations—

• “the Order” means the Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005;

• “the Student Support Regulations” means F1The Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009;

• “course for the initial training of teachers” includes such a course leading to a first degree;

• F2“the course start date” means the day on which the first term of the first academic year of a course actually begins;

• F3“graduate entry course” means a “graduate entry dentistry course”, “graduate entry medicine course”, “graduate entry social work course” or a “graduate entry veterinary course”.

• “graduate entry dentistry course” means a course—

  1. (a)

     the standard of which is not higher than a first degree which leads to qualification as a dentist, and

  2. (b)

     where a first degree or equivalent qualification would normally be required for entry to the course.

• “graduate entry medicine course” means a course—

  1. (a)

     the standard of which is not higher than a first degree which leads to qualification as a medical doctor, and

  2. (b)

     where a first degree or equivalent qualification would normally be required for entry to the course.

• “graduate entry social work course” means a course—

  1. (a)

     the standard of which is not higher than a first degree which leads to qualification as a social worker, and

  2. (b)

     where a first degree or equivalent qualification would normally be required for entry to the course.

• “graduate entry veterinary course” means a course—

  1. (a)

     the standard of which is not higher than a first degree which leads to qualification as a veterinary surgeon, and

  2. (b)

     where a first degree or equivalent qualification would normally be required for entry to the course;

• “previous Regulations” has the meaning given in regulation 2 (1) of the Student Support Regulations;

• “publicly-funded” has the meaning given in regulation 2 (1) of the Student Support Regulations;

• “single course” means a course to which regulation 6(4) of the Student Support Regulations applies and which falls within the description of a course in that regulation.

• F4“the Islands” means the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man