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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2006 No. 455

Education

The Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

Made

15th November 2006

Coming into operation-

1st September 2007

The Department for Employment and Learning, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 4(8) and 14(4) of the Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005(1) makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 and come into operation on 1st September 2007.

Increases to the prescribed basic and higher amounts

2.  The Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (2) shall be amended as provided by regulations 3 and 4.

3.  Regulation 3 shall be amended as provided by paragraphs (1) and (2).

(1) For “£1,200” there shall be substituted “£1,225”.

(2) For “£3,000” there shall be substituted “£3,070”.

4.  Regulation 4 shall be amended as provided by paragraphs (1) and (2).

(1) For “£600” there shall be substituted “£610”.

(2) For “£1,500” there shall be substituted “£1,535”.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Employment and Learning on 15th November 2006

Legal seal

David McAuley

A senior officer of the Department for Employment and Learning

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 by increasing the basic and higher amounts prescribed in those regulations. Regulation 3 of those regulations sets out the basic and higher amounts which ordinarily apply. Regulation 4 of those regulations sets out lower basic and higher fee amounts which apply in respect of an academic year of specified courses.