Agriculture (Student fees)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

This Statutory Rule has been printed in substitution of the SR of the same number and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Rule.

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2009 No. 321

Agriculture

Agriculture (Student fees)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made

16th September 2009

Coming into operation

16th October 2009

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development(1), in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5A(1) and (2) of the Agriculture Act (Northern Ireland) 1949(2), makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Agriculture (Student fees)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on the 16th October 2009.

Amendment to the Agriculture (Student fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

2.  The Agriculture (Student fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007(3) shall be amended as provided by regulations 3 and 4.

3.  In Regulation 4(1)(4) for “£1255” substitute “£1285”.

4.  In Regulation 5(2)(5) for “£625” substitute “£640”.

Revocations

5.  In the Agriculture (Student fees)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008(6) the following regulations are revoked—

(1) Regulation 4(2);

(2) Regulation 5.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 16th September 2009

(L.S.)

Norman Fulton

A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Agriculture (Student fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007. They also revoke certain provisions of the Agriculture (Student fees)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008.

These Regulations increase the level of fee to be paid by persons undertaking a course of higher education provided by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development as set out in Regulations 3 and 4.

(1)

Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1), Art. 3(4)

(2)

1949 c.2 (N.I.). Section 5A(1) and (2) was inserted by Article 42(1) of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I.2006/1915 (N.I. 11))

(3)

S.R. 2007 No.54

(4)

Regulation 4(1) was amended by S.R.2008 No.389

(5)

Regulation 5(2) was amended by S.R.2008 No.389

(6)

S.R.2008 No.389