The Education (Student Support (No.2), etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019

Amendment of regulation 2

3.  In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) after the definition of “the 1998 Act”, insert—

““the 2017 Act” means the Higher Education and Research Act 2017(1);”;

(b) for the definition of “accelerated course”, substitute—

““accelerated course” means—

(a)

where the course begins before 1st August 2019, a course which persons undertaking it are normally required by the institution providing it to attend (whether at premises of the institution or elsewhere) for a period of at least 40 weeks in the final year, being a course of two academic years’ duration; or

(b)

where the course begins on or after 1st August 2019, a higher education course where the number of academic years applicable to the course is at least one fewer than would normally be the case for that course or a course of equivalent content leading to the grant of the same or an equivalent academic award;”;

(c) after the definition of “accelerated course”, insert—

““accredited institution” means an institution accredited by the Secretary of State for Education in England under regulation 11 of the Education (School Teachers’ Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2003(2);”;

(d) after the definition of “accredited institution”, insert—

““approved provider” and “approved (fee cap) provider” mean registered providers in England included in the approved and approved (fee cap) categories of the register respectively;”;

(e) in the definition of “authority-funded”, omit sub-paragraph (b);

(f) after the definition of “healthcare bursary”, insert—

““high level quality rating” has the meaning given by paragraph 2(3) of Schedule 2 to the 2017 Act;”;

(g) after the definition of “institute”, insert—

““institution” in relation to England includes an English higher education provider as defined by section 83(1) of the 2017 Act”;

(h) after the definition of “non-regulated institution”, insert—

““OfS” means the Office for Students, as established by section 1 of the 2017 Act;”;

(i) after the definition of “refugee”, insert—

““register” means the register established and maintained by the OfS under section 3 of the 2017 Act;”;

(j) after the definition of “regulated institution”, insert—

““registered provider” means an English higher education provider which is included in the register and “unregistered provider” is to be construed accordingly;”.

(1)

2017 c. 29.

(2)

S.I. 2003/1662, as amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 5 to the Education Act 2005 (c. 18), S.I. 2012/431 and S.I. 2016/1123.