Statutory Instruments
2008 No. 1640
Education, England
The Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008
Made
23rd June 2008
Laid before Parliament
30th June 2008
Coming into force
1st September 2008
The Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24(6) and 47 of the Higher Education Act 2004( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st September 2008.
Amendment of the Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) (England) Regulations 2007
2. The Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) (England) Regulations 2007( 2 ) are amended as follows.
3. In regulation 2 after the definition of “course for the initial training of teachers” insert—
“ “equivalent or lower qualification” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Education (Student Support) (No.2) Regulations 2008 ( 3 ) . ”
4. In regulation 5—
(1) For paragraph (2) substitute the following—
“ (2) Subject to the exceptions in paragraphs (3), (4) and (4A), a person is not a qualifying person if—
(a) the person holds a higher education qualification; and
(b) the qualifying course leads to a qualification which is an equivalent or lower qualification. ”
(2) After paragraph (4) insert the following—
“ (4A) Paragraph (2) does not apply where the qualifying course is a foundation degree. ”
Bill Rammell
Minister of State
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
23rd June 2008
2004 c.8 . Section 24 was amended by the Education Act 2005 (c.18) section 98 and Schedule 14
S.I. 2007/778 , amended by S.I. 2007/2263