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5.—(1) The higher amounts prescribed in regulations 6, 7 and 8 apply in relation to the qualifying fees payable by a qualifying person in connection with a qualifying course in respect of an academic year of that course, if that academic year begins on or after 1st August 2017.
(2) The higher amounts do not apply if—
(a)the qualifying course began before 1st September 2012;
(b)the qualifying person is an end-on student; or
(c)the qualifying person transfers from a qualifying course beginning before 1st September 2012 to a qualifying course beginning on or after 1st September 2012.
(3) In this regulation—
“designated distance learning course” has the meaning given in regulation 122 of the Student Support Regulations;
“distance learning course” has the given meaning in regulation 2(1) of the Student Support Regulations;
“end-on student” means a student who is undertaking—
a full-time honours degree course beginning on or after 1st September 2012 which, disregarding any intervening vacation, a student begins to attend immediately after ceasing to attend a full-time course which is mentioned in paragraph 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule 2 to the Student Support Regulations or a full-time foundation degree or ordinary degree course, which started before 1st September 2012, having achieved a qualification;
a full-time distance learning honours degree course beginning on 1st September 2012 or after which, disregarding any intervening vacation, a student begins immediately after ceasing to undertake a full-time distance learning course which is mentioned in paragraph 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule 2 to the Student Support Regulations or a full-time distance learning foundation degree or ordinary degree course, which started before 1st September 2012, having achieved a qualification; or
a part-time honours degree course beginning on or after 1st September 2012 which, disregarding any intervening vacation, a student begins immediately after ceasing to undertake a full-time distance learning course which is mentioned in paragraph 2, 3 or 4 of Schedule 2 to the Student Support Regulations or a part-time foundation degree or ordinary degree course, which started before 1st September 2012, having achieved a qualification;
“transfer” means that the qualifying person’s status as student eligible for support has been transferred under regulations made under section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998(1) from a full-time course to another full-time course, a part-time course to another part-time course or a designated distance learning course to another designated distance learning course.
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