Amendment of regulation 126.

(1)

Regulation 1212 (previous course) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (4A)—

(a)

in the opening words, after “is not”, insert “to be”;

(b)

for sub-paragraph (b), substitute—

“(b)

leads to—

(i)

an ordinary degree or an honours degree;

(ii)

in respect of a course in a dental profession subject, an ordinary degree, an honours degree, a diploma or a foundation degree; or

(iii)

in respect of a course in operating department practice, an ordinary degree, an honours degree or a diploma;”;

(c)

in sub-paragraph (c), at the end, insert “or, in the case of a course in a dental profession subject, begins on or after 1st August 2018”.

(3)

After paragraph (4A), insert—

“(4B)

A course which would otherwise be a previous course is not to be treated as such if the current course is a postgraduate pre-registration course which begins on or after 1st August 2018.”.

(4)

In paragraph (12), after “is only”, insert “to be”.