Agriculture (Student fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2008 No. 389

Agriculture

Agriculture (Student fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Made

22nd September 2008

Coming into operation

20th October 2008

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development(1), in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 5A (1) and (2) of the Agriculture Act (Northern Ireland) 1949(2) makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Agriculture (Student fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on the 20^th October 2008.

Amendment to the Agriculture (Student fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

2.  The Agriculture (Student fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007(3) shall be amended as provided by regulations 3 to 5.

3.  For Regulation 1(1) (Citation, commencement and interpretation) substitute:

“(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Agriculture (Student Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on the 21^st February 2007.”

4.  Regulation 4 (Fees) shall be amended as provided by paragraphs (1), (2) and (3).

(1) In regulation 4(1) delete the words “paragraph (3) and”.

(2) In regulation 4(1) for “£1200” substitute “£1255”.

(3) For regulation 4(2) substitute:

“(2) The Department may charge a person a fee of such amount as it may determine in respect of any course of further education or part-time education undertaken by that person.”

5.  In Regulation 5(2) (Reduced fees for higher education courses) for “£600” substitute “£625”.

Revocation of the Agriculture (Student fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007

6.  The Agriculture (Student fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007(4) are revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 22nd September 2008

Norman Fulton

A senior officer of the

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Agriculture (Student Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007, so as to substitute a new level of fee to be paid by persons undertaking a course of higher education provided by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (Regulations 4(1) and 5(2)). The Regulations also further clarify provision for the Department to apply fees to courses of further education (Regulation 4(2)), and correct an error (Regulation 1(1) and 4(1)). These Regulations revoke the Agriculture (Student fees) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007.

(1)

Formerly the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland; see .S.I. 1999/283 (N.I.1), Art. 3(4)

(2)

1949 c.2 (N.I.). Section 5A(1) and (2) was inserted by Article 42 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (NI. 11)

(3)

S.R. 2007 No.54

(4)

S.R. 2007 No.410