The Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Amendments relating to designated distance learning courses

6.—(1) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

(a) omit the following definitions—

(i) “current distance learning course”;

(ii) “designated distance learning course”;

(iii) “eligible distance learning student”;

(b) in the definition of “end-on course”(1)—

(i) in paragraph (d), omit “or designated distance learning course”;

(ii) in paragraph (f), omit from “a designated” to “Schedule 2 or”;

(c) in the definition of “period of eligibility”, omit “in regulation 123 in relation to an eligible distance learning student,”.

(2) In regulation 4(2) (eligible students)—

(a) omit paragraph (7)(b);

(b) in paragraphs (12)(a)(i) and (13)(a)(i), omit—

(i) “, designated distance learning course”;

(ii) “, eligible distance learning student”.

(3) In regulation 5(3) (designated courses)—

(a) in the opening words of paragraph (1), omit “(3),”;

(b) in paragraph (1)(b)(i), omit “subject to paragraph (3),”;

(c) omit paragraphs (3) and (3A).

(4) In regulation 12(1)(4) (previous course), in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b)(iii), for “a designated”, substitute “a full-time”.

(5) Omit Part 10 (support for designated distance learning courses).

(6) In regulation 137(5) (eligible part-time students)—

(a) in paragraphs (10)(a) and (11)(a)—

(i) omit “, designated distance learning course”;

(ii) for “, eligible student or eligible distance learning student”, substitute “or eligible student”;

(b) omit paragraph (13)(c).

(7) In regulation 139(1)(6) (designated part-time courses)—

(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (e), insert “and”;

(b) omit sub-paragraph (g) and the “and” before it.

(8) In regulation 152 (conversion of status), omit paragraphs (5) to (11) and (14) to (18).

(9) In regulation 159(18) (eligible postgraduate students), omit sub-paragraph (b).

(10) In Schedule 1(7) (eligible students), in Part 2 (categories), in paragraph 9(1)(b)(i), omit “or designated distance learning course”.

(1)

The definition of “end-on course” was amended by S.I. 2012/1653 and 2015/1951.

(2)

Regulation 4 was amended by S.I. 2015/1951, 2017/114 and 2018/136.

(3)

Regulation 5 was amended by S.I. 2013/1728, 2013/3106, 2014/2765, 2015/1951, 2017/114 and 2018/136.

(4)

Regulation 12(1) was amended by S.I. 2014/2765.

(5)

Regulation 137 was amended by S.I. 2015/1951 and 2017/114.

(6)

Regulation 139(1) was amended by S.I. 2014/2765.

(7)

Schedule 1 was amended by S.I. 2012/1653, 2016/270, 2016/584 and 2017/114.