Regulation 3 Prescribed description of a qualifying courseI1
England and Wales
A qualifying course which is prescribed for the purposes of section 28 of the Act is:
a course of higher education;
subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), designated for the purposes of section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998f1 on the first day of an academic year which begins during the grant period; and
provided by an institution in Wales.
For the purposes of paragraph (1) the reference to an institution in Wales means an institution whose activities are carried on in Wales.
A course is not a qualifying course if at the time the qualifying person received an offer of a place on that course the institution providing it was not publicly-funded.
A course is not a qualifying course if the first academic year of the course began before 1 September 2012.
A course is not a qualifying course if—
it is an end-on course; and
the preceding course was not a qualifying course by reason of paragraph (4).
A course is not a qualifying course if it is a part-time course.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Reg. 3(6) inserted (1.9.2012) by The Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1630), regs. 1(1), 2
Commencement
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Reg. 3 in force at 31.3.2011, see reg. 1(1)
Footnotes
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1998 c. 30. Section 22 was amended by the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21), section 146 and Schedule 11. There are other amendments not relevant to these Regulations.