Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2017 No. 152

Agriculture

The Agriculture (Student fees)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017

Made

20th July 2017

Coming into operation

1st September 2017

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs(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) 2017 and shall come into operation on the 1st September 2017.

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 “£1,555” substitute “£1,595”:

4. In regulation 5(2)(5) for “£760” substitute “£780”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 20th July 2017

(L.S.)

Paul Caskie

A senior officer of the

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

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, Environment and Rural Affairs 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); and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; see The Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 Chapter 5 Article 1(2)

(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. 2016 No.59

(5)

Regulation 5(2) was amended by S.R. 2016 No.59