The Higher Education (Assessment Fees) (England) Regulations 2023

PART 1 General

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Higher Education (Assessment Fees) (England) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 7th August 2023.

(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Higher Education and Research Act 2017;

“the 2022 Regulations” means the Higher Education (Investigation Fees) (England) Regulations 2022(1);

“undertaking an assessment” has the meaning given in regulation 3.

Undertaking an assessment

3.—(1) In these Regulations, undertaking an assessment includes—

(a) engaging in any activity in connection with undertaking the assessment, and

(b) communicating the outcome of the assessment.

(2) But undertaking an assessment does not include—

(a) making a decision to undertake the assessment;

(b) making any decision, or engaging in any activity, in relation to which a fee is payable under the 2022 Regulations;

(c) making any decision, or engaging in any activity, in relation to which a fee would be payable under the 2022 Regulations but for the application of regulation 2(1)(a) to (d) or (6) of those Regulations.

(1)

S.I. 2022/1191.