Article 1 Citation and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1998.

(2)

In this Order:

“the 1962 Act” means the Education Act 1962^f1;
“the 1990 Act” means the Education (Student Loans) Act 1990^f2;
“the 1996 Act” means the Education (Student Loans) Act 1996^f3;
“the 1998 Act” means the Education (Student Loans) Act 1998^f4;
“the 1998 Regulations” means the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1998^f5 as they will be amended by the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 1998 (Amendment) Regulations 1998^f6;
“first degree course”, “DipHE course”, “HND course”, “old award”, “postgraduate course for the initial training of teachers” and “transitional award” have the same meanings as in the 1998 Regulations; and
“HNC course” means a course for the Higher National Certificate of the Business and Technology Education Council or of the Scottish Qualifications Authority, and “Scottish HND course” means a course for the Higher National Diploma of that Authority.

(3)

In this Order, any reference:

(a)

to an article is to an article of this Order, and

(b)

in an article to a paragraph is to a paragraph of that article.

Annotations

f1: 1962 c. 12; the relevant provisions, as amended, are set out in Schedule 5 to the Education Act 1980 (c. 20).
f2: 1990 c. 6.
f3: 1996 c. 9.
f4: 1998 c. 1.
f5: S.I. 1998/1166.
f6: S.I. 1998/1972.