The Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 1477

Education, England And Wales

The Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Made

9th June 2008

Laid before Parliament

16th 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 1 and 4(2) of the Education Act 1962(1) and by section 3(1) and (2) of the Education Act 1973(2):

Citation, Commencement and Interpretation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 1st September 2008.

2.  In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations” means the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2003(3).

Revocation

3.  The following provisions of the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2007(4) are revoked—

(a) regulation 13; and

(b) the Schedule.

Amendment of the Principal Regulations

4.  The Principal Regulations are amended in accordance with these Regulations.

5.—(1) Regulation 2 is amended as follows.

(2) In the definition of “new academic term” for “2007” substitute “2008”.

(3) For the definition of “new payment” substitute—

““new payment” means a payment made under these Regulations as amended by the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2004, the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations (No. 2) 2004, the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2005, the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2006, the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2007, and the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2008;”.

(4) For the definition of “old payment” substitute—

“old payment” means a payment which would have been made under these Regulations, as amended by the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2004, the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2004, the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2005, the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 if they had not been amended by the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2008”;.

6.—(1) Regulation 7 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)(a) and (b) for “2006” wherever it occurs, substitute “2007”.

7.—(1) Schedule 1 is amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph (e)(iii) substitute—

“(iii) in the case of a course at the University of Buckingham, £2,975 payable in four instalments of £744, £744, £744 and £743;”.

8.—(1) Schedule 3 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 4(4) for “the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2007” substitute “the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2008(5)”.

9.  The figures in the third column of the table in the Schedule to these Regulations are substituted for the figures in the second column where they appear in the provisions of the Principal Regulations set out in the first column of the table.

Bill Rammell

Minister of State

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

9th June 2008

Regulation 9

SCHEDULE New Payment Rates

Provision in the Principal Regulations	Existing figure (£)	New figure (£)
Regulation 21
21(3)	870	890
21(4)	1,185	1,215
21(4)(a)	1,480	1,515
21(4)(b)	1,280	1,310
Schedule 1
Paragraph (e)(i)	1,225 610	1,255 625
Paragraph (e)(ii)	1,150	1,175
Paragraphs (e)(iv), (v), (vi), (viii)	610	625
Schedule 2
Paragraph 2(2)	2,245	2,300
Paragraph 2(2)(a)	2,765	2,835
Paragraph 2(2)(b)	3,215	3,295
Paragraph 2(3)	1,830	1,875
Paragraph 5(2)(a)	52	53
Paragraph 5(2)(b)	79	81
Paragraph 5(2)(b)(i)	100	103
Paragraph 5(2)(b)(ii)	109	112
Paragraph 7(2)	290	295
Paragraph 9(2)(a)	12,240	12,730
Paragraph 9(2)(b)	4,905	5,030
Paragraph 9(2)(c)	1,640	1,680
Paragraph 12(3)	3,610	3,700
Paragraph 13(1)	2,510	2,575
Paragraph 13(1)(b)	3,610	3,700
Paragraph 13(2)(b)(i)	1,100	1,130
Paragraph 13(2)(b)(ii)	3,300	3,385
Paragraph 13(2)(b)(iii) and (iv)	4,400	4,510
Paragraph 13(2)(b)(v)	5,505	5,645
Paragraph 13(4)(a)	1,435	1,470
Paragraph 13(4)(b)	1,435 1,385	1,470 1,420
Paragraph 14(5)(b)(i)	1,100	1,130
Paragraph 14(5)(b)(ii)	3,300	3,385
Paragraph 14(5)(b)(iii) and (iv)	4,400	4,510
Paragraph 14(5)(b)(v)	5,505	5,645
Paragraph 14(7)(b)(i)	1,100	1,130
Paragraph 14(7)(b)(ii)	3,300	3,385
Paragraph 14(7)(b)(iii) and (iv)	4,400	4,510
Paragraph 14(7)(b)(v)	5,505	5,645
Schedule 3
Paragraph 1(1)(a)	995	1,020
Paragraph 1(1)(b)	4,675	4,790
Paragraph 1(1)(q)	3,765	3,860
Paragraph 4(1)	23,085 91	23,660 93
Paragraph 4(2A)	7,605	7,795
Paragraph 6(2)(a)	2,660	2,725
Paragraph 6(2)(d) and (e)	2,090	2,140
Paragraph 6(2)(g)	1,075	1,100
Paragraph 8(2)	19,860 91 7,605	20,355 93 7,795
Paragraph 10(2)	19,860 91 7,605	20,355 93 7,795
Schedule 4
Paragraph 2(2)	2,155 995	2,210 1,020
Schedule 5
Paragraph 4(a)	995	1,020

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/1994), as amended (“the Principal Regulations”). The Principal Regulations ensure that students who began their courses before 1st September 1998, and certain other students, continue to receive mandatory awards and payments under those awards until the end of their courses.

Regulation 7 specifies increases in the rates of fee awards in relation to courses at the University of Buckingham. Increases in relation to other fee awards and grants are provided for in regulation 9 and set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.

Regulation 5 amends the Principal Regulations so that the new payment rates prescribed in the Schedule to these Regulations shall apply only in relation to an academic term which commences on or after 1st September 2008. Where an academic year starts before 1st September 2008, but ends after 1st September 2008, the old and new payment rates shall be applied proportionally.

These Regulations also revoke in part the Education (Mandatory Awards) (Amendment) Regulations 2007.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on business, charities or voluntary bodies. The impact on the public sector is minimal.

(1)

1962 c.12. The relevant provisions, as amended, are set out in Schedule 5 to the Education Act 1980 (c.20); section 1(3)(d) was amended by the Education (Grants and Awards) Act 1984 (c.11), section 4; the entire Act was repealed by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c.30), section 44(2) and Schedule 4, subject to the transitional and saving provisions set out in the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3237 (c.81)), article 3.

(2)

1973 c.16; section 3 was repealed by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c.30), section 44(2) and Schedule 4, subject to the transitional and saving provisions set out in the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional Provisions) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3237).

(3)

S.I. 2003/1994, as amended by S.I. 2004/1038, S.I. 2004/1792, S.I. 2005/2083, S.I. 2006/930 and S.I. 2007/1629.

(4)

S.I. 2007/1629.

(5)

S.I. 2008/529.