The Agriculture (Student fees)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 No. 135

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2015 No. 135

Agriculture

The Agriculture (Student fees)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

Made

6th March 2015

Coming into operation

1st September 2015

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development(1), in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 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) 2015 and shall come into operation on the 1st September 2015.

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 “£1,465” substitute “£1,510”:

4.  In regulation 5(2)(5) for “£720” substitute “£740”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 6th March 2015

(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.

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. 2014 No.86

(5)

Regulation 5(2) was amended by S.R. 2014 No.86