Designated part-time courses
30.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a part-time course shall be designated for the purposes of Article 3(1) of the Order and regulation 29(1) if –
(a)it is mentioned in Schedule 2;
(b)it exceeds one academic year’s duration and does not exceed twice the period normally required to complete a full-time course leading to the same qualification;
(c)it is wholly provided by an educational institution or institutions in the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland which are maintained or assisted by recurrent grants out of public funds or is provided by such institution or institutions in conjunction with an institution or institutions outside the United Kingdom; and
(d)it is not designated by or under regulation 5.
(2) Paragraphs (5) and (6) of regulation 5 shall apply for the purposes of paragraph (1) as they apply for the purposes of paragraph (1) of that regulation.
(3) For the purposes of Article 3(1) of the Order and regulation 29(1) the Department may designate part-time courses of higher education which are not designated by paragraph (1).