Plans approved under the Higher Education Act 2004
29(1)For this purpose—
(a)the plan is to be treated as having been approved under section 7 on the day on which this paragraph comes into force;
(b)the period that is the transitional period (see sub-paragraph (2)) is to be treated as being the period specified in the plan under section 4;
(c)the limit provided by the plan for a course and a transitional academic year is to be treated as being the applicable fee limit for the course and academic year in question;
(d)the institution to which the plan relates is to be treated as being a regulated institution.
(2)The transitional period is the period beginning with the coming into force of this paragraph and ending with 31 August 2017.
(3)A “2004 Act plan” is a plan approved in relation to Wales, under section 34 of the Higher Education Act 2004, before the coming into force of this paragraph.