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The Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Made

24th September 2008

Laid before Parliament

2nd October 2008

Coming into force

1st September 2009

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).

In accordance with section 26(2)(a)(i) and (b)(i) of that Act, the Secretary of State is satisfied that the increases to the basic and higher amounts are no greater than are required to maintain the value of those amounts in real terms.

In accordance with section 26(3) of that Act the Secretary of State has had regard to the index of prices specified in regulations made under that subsection(2).

Citation and Commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st September 2009.

Increases to the prescribed basic and higher amounts

2. The Student Fees (Amounts) (England) Regulations 2004(3) are amended as follows:

(a) in regulation 4 for "£1255" substitute "£1285" and for "£3145" substitute "£3225", and

(b) in regulation 5 for "£625" substitute "£640" and for "£1570" substitute "£1610".

Revocation of the Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007

3. The Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007(4) are revoked.

Bill Rammell

Minister of State

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

24th September 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Student Fees (Amounts) (England) Regulations 2004 ("the 2004 Regulations") by increasing the basic and higher amounts prescribed in the 2004 Regulations. The amendments come into force on 1st September 2009.

The 2004 Regulations prescribe the basic and higher amounts which higher education institutions in England may charge by way of tuition fees. Regulation 4 of the 2004 Regulations sets out the basic and higher amounts which ordinarily apply. Regulation 5 sets out the lower basic and higher amounts which apply in respect of an academic year of specified courses.

The 2004 Regulations were last amended by the Student Fees (Amounts) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2007, which came into force on 1st September 2008 and are revoked by these Regulations.

(2)

The Student Fees (Inflation Index) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/507) Back [2]

(3)

S.I. 2004/1932, amended by S.I. 2007/1865 which came into force on 1st September 2008. Previous amending Regulations have been revoked. Back [3]

(4)

S.I. 2007/1865 Back [4]



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