# The Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) (Wales) Regulations 2011, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Higher Education Act 2004;
“the 2011 Regulations” (“Rheoliadau 2011”) means the Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) (Wales) Regulations 2011;
“course for the initial training of teachers” (“cwrs ar gyfer hyfforddiant cychwynnol athrawon”) includes such a course leading to a first degree;
“course of higher education” (“cwrs addysg uwch”) means a course falling within paragraph 1 of Schedule 6 to the Education Reform Act 1988;
“end-on course” (“cwrs penben”) has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the 2011 Regulations;
“equivalent or lower qualification” (“cymhwyster cyfwerth neu is”) means a qualification determined by the Welsh Ministers in accordance with paragraph (2) to be an equivalent or lower qualification;
“preceding course” (“cwrs blaenorol”) means a course mentioned in paragraph 2 or 3 of Schedule 2 to the 2011 Regulations or a course for a foundation degree or a course for the initial training of teachers which (disregarding any intervening vacation) a person ceases to attend immediately before beginning to attend an end-on course;
“public funds” (“cronfeydd cyhoeddus”) means moneys provided by Parliament including funds provided by the Welsh Ministers;
“publicly-funded” (“a ariennir yn gyhoeddus”) means maintained or assisted by recurrent grants out of public funds;
“qualified teacher” (“athro cymwysedig neu athrawes gymwysedig”) has the meaning given in section 132(1) of the Education Act 2002; and
“single course” (“cwrs sengl”) means a course to which regulation 5(6) of the 2011 Regulations applies and which falls within the description of a course in that regulation.
(2) The Welsh Ministers may determine that a qualification is an equivalent or lower qualification if—
(a) the person holds a higher education qualification from an institution in the United Kingdom; and
(b) the qualification referred to in sub-paragraph (a) is of an academic level which is equivalent to or higher than a qualification to which the current course leads.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2011/691/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/student-fees-qualifying-courses-and-persons-wales-regulations-2011/regulation-2
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