Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Act 2022 (asc1)

PART 2 E+W REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION PROVIDERS

CHAPTER 4 E+W GENERAL

84 Interpretation of Part 2 E+W

In this Part—

• “academic year” (“blwyddyn academaidd”) means a period of 12 months;

• “applicable fee limit” (“terfyn ffioedd cymwys”) has the meaning given by section 32(8);

• “Chief Inspector” (“Prif Arolygydd”) means Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales;

• “decision reviewer” (“adolygydd penderfyniadau”) has the meaning given by section 79(5);

• “excess fees” (“ffioedd uwchlaw’r terfyn”) has the meaning given by section 39(7);

• “external provider” (“darparwr allanol”) has the meaning given by section 54(7);

• “fee limit” (“terfyn ffioedd”) has the meaning given by section 46(5);

• “fee limit condition” (“amod terfyn ffioedd”) has the meaning given by section 32(3);

• “fee limit statement” (“datganiad terfyn ffioedd”) has the meaning given by section 46(1);

• “fees” (“ffioedd”) means fees in respect of, or otherwise in connection with, undertaking a course, including admission, registration, tuition and graduation fees, and fees payable to a tertiary education provider for awarding or accrediting any part of the course, but excluding—

  (a)

  fees payable for board or lodging;

  (b)

  fees payable for field trips (including any tuition element of such fees);

  (c)

  fees payable for attending any graduation or other ceremony;

  (d)

  any other fees specified in regulations made by the Welsh Ministers for the purposes of this definition;

• “governing body” (“corff llywodraethu”), in relation to an external provider that is not an institution, has the meaning given by section 54(7) (see section 144 for the meaning of “governing body” generally);

• “ongoing registration condition” (“amod cofrestru parhaus”) has the meaning given by section 25(10);

• “qualifying course” (“cwrs cymhwysol”) means a course specified in regulations under section 32(4);

• “qualifying person” (“person cymhwysol”) has the meaning given by section 32(9);

• “regulated course fees” (“ffioedd cwrs rheoleiddiedig”) has the meaning given by section 32(7);

• “relevant academic year” (“blwyddyn academaidd berthnasol”), in relation to a tertiary education provider to which a fee limit statement relates, has the meaning given in section 46(5).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 84 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 148(2)

I2 S. 84 in force at 4.9.2023 for specified purposes by S.I. 2023/919, art. 3(dd)