2022 No. 473 (W. 117)

Education, Wales

The Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022

Made

Laid before Senedd Cymru

Coming into force

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon the Secretary of State under sections 22(1)(a), 22(2)(a) and 42(6) of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 19981, and now exercisable by them2, and powers conferred on them under sections 5(5)(b) and 55(2) of the Higher Education (Wales) Act 20153:

Title, commencement and application1

1

The title of these Regulations is the Education (Student Finance) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022.

2

These Regulations come into force on 25 May 2022.

3

Regulation 3 applies to the provision of support to a student in relation to an academic year which begins on or after 1 August 2022, whether or not anything done under these Regulations is done before, on or after that date.

Amendments to the Higher Education (Qualifying Courses, Qualifying Persons and Supplementary Provision) (Wales) Regulations 20152

1

The Higher Education (Qualifying Courses, Qualifying Persons and Supplementary Provision) (Wales) Regulations 20154 are amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 9BA(1)(a) of the Schedule, for “the first academic year of the course;” substitute “an academic year of the course;”.

Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 20183

1

The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 20185 are amended as follows.

2

In paragraph 13F(2) of Schedule 4, for “eligible student” substitute “eligible postgraduate student”.

Jeremy MilesMinister for Education and Welsh Language, one of the Welsh Ministers
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend—

a

the Higher Education (Qualifying Courses, Qualifying Persons and Supplementary Provision) (Wales) Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”), and

b

the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 (“the 2018 Regulations”).

These Regulations correct errors in the 2015 Regulations and the 2018 Regulations.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations.