Amendment of regulation 161
31.—(1) Regulation 161 (designated postgraduate courses) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1)(1), for sub-paragraph (c), substitute—
“(c)it is either—
(i)wholly provided by a registered provider, or provided by a registered or an unregistered provider on behalf of a registered provider in England;
(ii)wholly provided by an authority-funded institution in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales;
(iii)provided by a registered provider on behalf of an authority-funded institution in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales;
(iv)provided by an institution situated in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales on behalf of a registered provider in England, or by a publicly funded institution situated in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales on behalf of an authority-funded institution in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales;
(v)provided by a registered provider in England in conjunction with an institution which is situated outside the United Kingdom; or
(vi)provided by an authority-funded institution in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales in conjunction with an institution which is situated outside the United Kingdom;”.
(3) In paragraph (2)(d)(2), after “private institution”, insert “in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales, or by a private institution which is an unregistered provider in England”.
(4) After paragraph (3), insert—
“(3AA) A course is not a designated postgraduate course if its designation has been revoked or is suspended under paragraph (5).”.
(5) In paragraph (5)(3), for “paragraph (4)”, substitute “this regulation”.
Paragraph (1) of regulation 161 was amended by S.I. 2013/1728, 2013/3106, 2014/2765, 2018/434 and 2018/443. Sub-paragraphs (c) and (ca) of paragraph (1) of regulation 161 were inserted by S.I. 2014/2765 reg. 20(a).
Sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (2) of regulation 161 was inserted by S.I. 2013/1728 reg. 20(b)(v).
Paragraph 5 of regulation 161 was inserted by S.I. 2013/3106.