The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2013

PART 14 AMENDMENT OF THE 2012 REGULATIONS

Amendment of the 2012 Regulations

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;”.