The Education (Student Support (No.2), etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019

Amendment of regulation 6

4.  In regulation 6 (designated courses)—

(a) for paragraph (1)(e), substitute—

“(e) either—

(i) wholly provided by an authority-funded institution in Northern Ireland, Scotland or in Wales where the course began before 1st September 2017;

(ii) provided by a registered provider on behalf of an authority-funded institution in Northern Ireland or Scotland, or in Wales where the course began before 1st September 2017;

(iii) provided by an institution situated in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales on behalf of an approved (fee cap) provider in England, or on behalf of an authority-funded institution in Northern Ireland, Scotland, or in Wales where the course began before 1st September 2017;

(iv) provided by an authority-funded institution in Northern Ireland or Scotland, or in Wales where the course began before 1st September 2017, in conjunction with an institution which is situated outside the United Kingdom;

(v) provided by a publicly funded institution in Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales on behalf of a regulated institution in Wales where the course began on or after 1st September 2017;

(vi) wholly provided by an approved (fee cap) provider, or provided by a registered or unregistered provider on behalf of an approved (fee cap) provider in England;

(vii) provided by a registered provider on behalf of a regulated institution in Wales where the course began on or after 1st September 2017;

(viii) provided by an approved (fee cap) provider in England in conjunction with an institution which is situated outside the United Kingdom;

(ix) provided by a regulated institution in Wales or a regulated institution in Wales in conjunction with an institution which is situated outside the United Kingdom, where that course begins on or after 1st September 2017; or

(x) provided by a relevant institution of higher education in the Republic of Ireland or by a relevant institution of higher education in the Republic of Ireland in conjunction with an institution outside of the Republic of Ireland”.

(b) in paragraph (6)(d), after “a private institution”, insert “in Northern Ireland, Scotland, or Wales, or by a private institution which is an unregistered provider in England”.