The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024

Introductory

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as The Education (Student Support, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 26th February 2024.

(3) The provisions of these Regulations specified in paragraph (4) apply only in relation to the provision of support, and to fees and awards applicable, in relation to a new academic year, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after 1st August 2024.

(4) The provisions mentioned in paragraph (3) are—

(a) regulations 3 and 4;

(b) regulations 23(b), 24(b), 25(b), 26(b), 27(b), 28(b), 29(b) and 30(3)(b) (amendments relating to family members of persons granted leave under one of the Ukraine Schemes);

(c) regulations 31 to 59 (amendments relating to ordinary residence requirements for existing protected categories or to in-year events);

(d) regulation 72 and the Schedule (new payment rates: student support).

(5) The provisions of these Regulations specified in paragraph (6) apply only in relation to the provision of support in relation to—

(a) a new course, or

(b) a new academic year of an existing course,

whether or not anything done under these Regulation is done before, on or after 1st August 2024.

(6) The provisions mentioned in paragraph (5) are regulations 22, 23(a), 24(a), 25(a), 26(a), 27(a), 28(a), 29(a) and 30(2) and (3)(a) (amendments relating to family members of persons granted leave under one of the Afghan Schemes).

(7) The following provisions of these Regulations apply in relation to the provision of support to a student, and to fees and awards applicable, in relation to a new course, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after 1st August 2024—

(a) regulations 8 and 9 (amendments to Master’s etc. courses in the Republic of Ireland);

(b) regulation 60 and 61.

(8) In this regulation—

“existing course” means a course which begins—

(a)

on or after 1st August 2023, and

(b)

on or before 31st July 2024;

“new course” means a course which begins on or after 1st August 2024.

(9) This regulation is subject to Chapter 14 (savings).

(10) In these Regulations “new academic year” means an academic year which begins on or after 1st August 2024.

(11) In paragraph (10) an “academic year” is the period of twelve months beginning with 1st January, 1st April, 1st July or 1st September of the calendar year in which the academic year of the course in question begins, according to whether the academic year of the course in question begins—

(a) on or after 1st January and before 1st April;

(b) on or after 1st April and before 1st July;

(c) on or after 1st July and before 1st August; or

(d) on or after 1st August and on or before 31st December.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations —

(a) “the 2009 Regulations” means the Education (Student Support) (No.2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009(1).

(b) “the 2007 Regulations” means The Student Fees (Qualifying Courses and Persons) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007(2).

(c) “the 2005 Regulations” means The Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (3)

(1)

S.R. 2009 No. 373, amended by S.R.s 2010 No. 383, 2012 Nos. 62 and 398, 2013 Nos. 128 and 223, 2014 Nos. 97 and 309, 2016 No. 21, 2017 Nos. 7 and 43, 2018 No. 35, 2019 Nos.35 and 102, 2020 No. 79, 2021 Nos. 50, 85 and 260 and 2022 No 75 and 201 and 263.

(2)

S.R. 2007 No. 328 was amended by Order 2011/1043. S.R.s 2007 No. 375, 2011 Nos. 70 and 376, 2013 No. 37, 2019 No. 35, 2020 No. 79, 2021 Nos. 50, 85 and 260 and 2022 No 75 and 201 and 263.

(3)

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, S.R. 2019 No. 102, S.R. 2020 No. 98 and S.R. 2022 No. 260.