The higher amounts prescribed in regulations 6, 7 and 8 apply in relation to the qualifying fees payable by a qualifying person in connection with a qualifying course in respect of an academic year of that course, if that academic year begins on or after 1st August 2017.

In this regulation—

• “designated distance learning course” has the meaning given in regulation 122 of the Student Support Regulations;

• “distance learning course” has the given meaning in regulation 2(1) of the Student Support Regulations;

• “end-on student” means a student who is undertaking—

  1. a

     a full-time honours degree course beginning on or after 1st September 2012 which, disregarding any intervening vacation, a student begins to attend immediately after ceasing to attend a full-time course which is mentioned in paragraph 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule 2 to the Student Support Regulations or a full-time foundation degree or ordinary degree course, which started before 1st September 2012, having achieved a qualification;

  2. b

     a full-time distance learning honours degree course beginning on 1st September 2012 or after which, disregarding any intervening vacation, a student begins immediately after ceasing to undertake a full-time distance learning course which is mentioned in paragraph 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule 2 to the Student Support Regulations or a full-time distance learning foundation degree or ordinary degree course, which started before 1st September 2012, having achieved a qualification; or

  3. c

     a part-time honours degree course beginning on or after 1st September 2012 which, disregarding any intervening vacation, a student begins immediately after ceasing to undertake a full-time distance learning course which is mentioned in paragraph 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule 2 to the Student Support Regulations or a part-time foundation degree or ordinary degree course, which started before 1st September 2012, having achieved a qualification;

• “transfer” means that the qualifying person’s status as student eligible for support has been transferred under regulations made under section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 19984 from a full-time course to another full-time course, a part-time course to another part-time course or a designated distance learning course to another designated distance learning course.