The Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018

Made: 30th April 2018

Coming into operation: 1st September 2019

In accordance with Article 4(11)(a)(i) and (b)(i) the Department is satisfied that the increases to the basic and higher amounts are no greater than are required to maintain the value of those amounts in real terms.

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Student Fees (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2018 and shall come into operation on 1st September 2019.

Amendment of Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

2

The Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005[^f00003] shall be amended as provided by regulations 3 and 4.

3

In regulation 3 (Prescribed basic and higher amounts)—

• (a) for “£1,645” substitute “£1,690”; and

• (b) for “£4,160” substitute “£4,275”.

4

In regulation 4 (Prescribed basic and higher amounts for specified courses)—

• (a) for “£805” substitute “£825”; and

• (b) for “£2,070” substitute “£2,125”.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for the Economy on 30th April 2018.

Mr Trevor Cooper — A senior officer of the Department for the Economy

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Student Fees (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (“the 2005 Regulations”) by increasing the basic and higher amounts prescribed in the 2005 Regulations. In each case the increases are by 2.8%, and will come into operation on 1st September 2019.

The 2005 Regulations prescribe the basic and higher amounts which higher education institutions in Northern Ireland may charge by way of tuition fees. Regulation 3 of the 2005 Regulations sets out the basic and higher amounts which ordinarily apply. Regulation 4 sets out the lower basic and higher amounts which apply in respect of an academic year of specified courses.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: Formerly the Department for Employment and Learning; see Article 6(1)(c) of the Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016 No. 76)

[^f00002]: S.I. 2005/1116 (N.I. 5)

[^f00003]: S.R. 2005 No. 290 as amended by S.R. 2006 No. 455, S.R. 2007 No. 442, S.R. 2008 No. 455, S.R.2009 No. 400, S.R 2011 No. 1, S.R 2011 No. 369, S.R. 2012 No. 184, S.R. 2013 No. 120, S.R. 2014 No. 116, S.R. 2015 No. 243, S.R. 2016 No. 354 and S.R. 2017 No. 104