EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Education (Postgraduate Master’s Degree Loans) (Wales) Regulations 2017 (“the 2017 Regulations”), which provide for the making of loans to students who are ordinarily resident in Wales undertaking postgraduate master’s degree courses that begin on or after 1 August 2017.
Regulation 3 amends the maximum duration of a part-time course if it is to be capable of being designated for the purposes of the 2017 Regulations.
Regulation 4 increases the amount of loan available.
The amendments apply only to the provision of loans in respect of a course beginning on or after 1 August 2018.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from the Higher Education Division, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ.