Amendment of the Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2010
10. For regulation 5 (prescribed basic amount for specified courses) of the Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2010 substitute―
“5.—(1) For the purpose of section 24 of the 2004 Act the basic amount is―
(a)£3,000, in respect of the final academic year of a course where that academic year is normally required to be completed after less than 15 weeks’ attendance;
(b)£1,200, in respect of an academic year of a sandwich course―
(i)during which any periods of full-time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks; or
(ii)if in respect of that academic year and any previous academic years of the course the aggregate of any one or more periods of attendance which are not periods of full-time study at the institution (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks;
(c)£900, in respect of an academic year of a course provided in conjunction with an overseas institution which is not an Erasmus year―
(i)during which any periods of full-time study at the institution in the United Kingdom are in aggregate less than 10 weeks; or
(ii)if in respect of that academic year and any previous academic years of the course the aggregate of any one or more periods of attendance which are not periods of full-time study at the institution in the United Kingdom (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks; and
(d)£900, in respect of an Erasmus year.
(2) In this regulation, “Erasmus year” has the same meaning as in regulation 2(1) of the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2011(1), insofar as that definition applies in relation to these Regulations.”.
S.I. 2011/1986, amended by S.I. 2013/1728. There are other amendments which are not relevant to these Regulations.