The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

PART 1 GENERAL

Citation, commencement, application and interpretation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 1st June 2007.

2.  Regulation 4 and Part 2 apply in relation to England only(1).

3.  In these regulations—

“1997 Regulations” means the Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997(2);

“European Institutions Regulations” means the Education (Student Support) (European Institutions) (No. 2) Regulations 2006(3);

“SSR 2006” means the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2006(4);

“SSR 2007” means the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2007(5);

“Student Fees Regulations” means the Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) Regulations 2006(6).

Amendment to the 1997 Regulations, SSR 2006, European Institutions Regulations, Student Fees Regulations and SSR 2007

4.  The 1997 Regulations are amended in accordance with Part 2.

5.  The SSR 2006 are amended in accordance with Part 3.

6.  The European Institutions Regulations are amended in accordance with Part 4.

7.  The Student Fees Regulations are amended in accordance with Part 5.

8.  The SSR 2007 are amended in accordance with Part 6

(1)

The 1997 Regulations extend to England and Wales but the amendments made by virtue of these amendment regulations apply only in relation to England. 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 S.I. 2006/1458 with effect from 8th June 2006. The remaining functions under the Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983, so far as exercisable in relation to Wales, were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by S.I. 1999/672 with effect from 1st July 1999.

(2)

S.I. 1997/1972 as amended by S.I. 1999/229, S.I. 2000/2192, S.I. 2003/3280, S.I. 2005/2114 and S.I. 2006/483. The Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1997 have been repealed by regulation 10 of S.I. 2007/779. Regulation 10 of S.I. 2007/779 comes into force on 1st September 2007.

(3)

S.I. 2006/3156.

(4)

S.I. 2006/119 as amended by S.I. 2006/955, S.I. 2006/1745 and S.I. 2007/176. The Education (Student Support) Regulations 2006, S.I. 2006/955 and S.I. 2006/745 have been repealed, with savings, by regulation 4 of S.I. 2007/176. Regulation 4 of S.I. 2007/176 takes effect on 1st September 2007.

(5)

S.I. 2007/176.

(6)

S.I. 2006/482.