The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Wales) Regulations 2011

Welsh Statutory Instruments

2011 No. 1978 (W.218)

EDUCATION, WALES

The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Wales) Regulations 2011

Made

9 August 2011

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales

10 August 2011

Coming into force

31 August 2011

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State by sections 22 and 43(1) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998(1) and sections 1 and 2 of the Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983(2) and now exercisable by them(3) and in exercise of the powers conferred upon the National Assembly for Wales by section 28(6) of the Higher Education Act 2004(4) and now exercisable by them(5) make the following Regulations:

(1)

1998 c. 30; section 22 was amended by the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21), section 146 and Schedule 11, the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), Schedule 6, the Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), section 147, the Higher Education Act 2004 (c. 8), sections 42 and 43 and Schedule 7 and the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), section 257.

(2)

1983 c. 40; section 1 was amended by the Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40), section 237 and Schedule 12; the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13), section 93 and Schedule 8; the Education Act 1994 (c. 30), section 24 and Schedule 2; the Education Act 1996 (c. 56), section 582(1) and Schedule 37; the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21) section 149 and Schedule 9; the Education Act 2002 (c. 32), section 215 and Schedule 21; the Education Act 2005 (c. 18) section 98 and Schedule 14; the National Council for Education and Training for Wales (Transfer of Functions to the National Assembly for Wales and Abolition) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/3238), article 9 and Schedule 1; the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments) (England and Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1080), article 2 and Schedule 1 and the Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), article 5 and Schedule 2. Section 2 was amended by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30), section 44 and Schedule 4.

(3)

The functions of the Secretary of State under section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (except so far as they relate to the making of any provision authorised by subsection (2)(a), (c), (j) or (k), (3)(e) or (f) or (5) of section 22) were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by section 44 of the Higher Education Act 2004 and the Higher Education Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) (Wales) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/1833 (W.149) (C.79)) as amended by the Higher Education Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provision) (Wales) (Amendment) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1660 (W.159) (C.56)). The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraphs 30(1) and 30(2)(c) of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32). The functions of the Secretary of State under section 1 of the Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1458) with effect from 8 June 2006. The functions of the Secretary of State under section 2 of the Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672). The functions of the National Assembly for Wales in relation to sections 1 and 2 of the Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983 were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraphs 30(1) and 30(2)(d) of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).

(4)

2004 c. 8; section 28 was amended by the Education Act 2005 (c. 18), section 98 and Schedule 14.

(5)

The functions of the National Assembly for Wales were transferred to the Welsh Ministers by virtue of paragraphs 30(1) and 30(2)(c) of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32).