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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Education
Made
8th June 2020
Coming into operation in accordance with regulation 1
The Department for the Economy(1), in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 4(8) and 14(4) of the Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005(2) makes the following Regulations.
In accordance with Article 4(11)(a)(i) and (b)(i) of the Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005 the Department is satisfied that the increases to the basic and higher amounts are no greater than are required to maintain the value of those amounts in real terms.
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020.
(2) Regulations 2 to 4 come into operation on 1st September 2021.
2. The Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005(3) shall be amended as provided by regulations 3 and 4.
3. In regulation 3 (Prescribed basic and higher amounts)—
(a)for “£1,735” substitute “£1,785”; and
(b)for “£4,395” substitute “£4,530”.
4. In regulation 4 (Prescribed basic and higher amounts for specified courses)—
(a)for “£845” substitute “£870”; and
(b)for “£2,185” substitute “£2,250”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Regulations 2 to 4 of these regulations amend the Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (“the 2005 Regulations”) by increasing the basic and higher amounts prescribed in the 2005 Regulations. In each case the increases are by 3.1%, and will come into operation on 1st September 2021.
The 2005 Regulations prescribe the basic and higher amounts which higher education institutions in Northern Ireland may charge by way of tuition fees. Regulation 3 of the 2005 Regulations sets out the basic and higher amounts which ordinarily apply. Regulation 4 of the 2005 Regulations sets out the lower basic and higher amounts which apply in respect of an academic year of specified courses.
Formerly the Department for Employment and Learning; see Article 6(1)(c) of the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 76)
S.R. 2005 No. 290 as amended by S.R. 2006 No. 455, S.R. 2007 No. 442, S.R. 2008 No. 455, S.R. 2009 No. 400, S.R 2011 Nos. 1 and 369, S.R. 2012 No. 184, S.R. 2013 No. 120, S.R. 2014 No. 116, S.R. 2015 No. 243, S.R. 2016 No. 354, S.R. 2017 No. 104, S.R. 2018 No. 105 and S.R. 2019 No. 102.
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