(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations designate the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (“the Council”) as the relevant authority in relation to Wales for the purposes of section 30 of the Higher Education Act 2004 (“the Act”).
The functions of the relevant authority in relation to Wales conferred by the Act are the approval and enforcement of plans submitted by those institutions in Wales who wish to charge tuition fees for full-time undergraduate courses in excess of the basic amount. The basic amount is prescribed in the Student Fees (Amounts) (Wales) Regulations 2011.
Regulation 2 designates the Council as the relevant authority. Regulation 3 amends the Act to confer additional functions relating to the provision of reports, information and advice on matters relating to the promotion of access to higher education and the promotion of higher education; and in relation to the identification of good practice.
The regulatory impact assessment applicable to these Regulations is available from the Welsh Assembly Government at Cathays Park, Cardiff, C10 3NQ.