Statutory Instruments
2006 No. 507
EDUCATION, ENGLAND
The Student Fees (Inflation Index) Regulations 2006
Made
27th February 2006
Laid before Parliament
7th March 2006
Coming into force
31st March 2006
The Secretary of State for Education and Skills makes the following Regulations, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 26(3) and 47 of the Higher Education Act 2004 ( 1 ) .
Citation and Commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Student Fees (Inflation Index) Regulations 2006 and come into force on 31st March 2006.
Inflation Index
2. The index of prices to which the Secretary of State is required by section 26(3) of the 2004 Act to have regard in satisfying herself that any increase to the basic and higher amounts is no greater than is required to maintain the value of the amount in real terms, is the All Items Retail Prices Index Excluding Mortgage Interest Repayments published by the Office of National Statistics.
Bill Rammell
Minister of State
Department for Education and Skills
27th February 2006
2004, c. 8 ; sections 23 and 24 were amended by the Education Act 2005 (c. 18) section 98 and Schedule 14.