Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

(a)“the 2006 Order” means the Student Fees (Specification) (Scotland) Order 2006(1);

(b)a “2012/13 academic year” is any academic year commencing during the period beginning on 1st August 2012 and ending on 31st July 2013 and subsequent academic years are to be construed accordingly;

(c)a “higher level course of education” is any course at a higher level, including a honours or ordinary degree course, with the exception of—

(i)a course of post-graduate studies (including a higher degree course); and

(ii)a course at a higher level in preparation for a qualification from a professional body;

(d)a “post 2011/12 student” is a student, who is not a deferred student or a new deferred student within the meaning of article 1(2) of the 2006 Order, who commences a course at a fundable body on or after 1st August 2012.