The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2013

PART 14 E+W AMENDMENT OF THE 2012 REGULATIONS

Amendment of the 2012 Regulations E+W

132.—(1) The 2012 Regulations are amended in accordance with the following paragraphs.

(2) In regulation 2(1), in the appropriate place, insert—

““compressed first year course” (“cwrs blwyddyn gyntaf gywasgedig”) means a designated course—

(a)

which begins on or after 1 September 2013;

(b)

where the first year of the course is undertaken on a compressed basis and can be completed in a period of not more than seven months; and

(c)

where no other years of the course are undertaken on such a compressed basis.”

(3) In regulation 2(1), for the definition of “academic year”, substitute—

““academic year” (“blwyddyn academaidd”) means—

(a)

in respect of an academic year of a course other than the first year of a compressed first year course, the period of twelve months beginning on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 September of the calendar year in which the academic year of the course in question begins according to whether that academic year begins on or after 1 January and before 1 April, on or after 1 April and before 1 July, on or after 1 July and before 1 August or on or after 1 August and on or before 31 December respectively; or

(b)

in respect of an academic year which is the first year of a compressed first year course, the period of eight months beginning on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 September of the calendar year in which the academic year of the course in question begins according to whether that academic year begins on or after 1 January and before 1 April, on or after 1 April and before 1 July, on or after 1 July and before 1 August or on or after 1 August and on or before 31 December respectively;”.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 132 in force at 10.1.2014, see reg. 1(2)